newspaper

/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/

noun 3verb 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

QUANT

copy

I picked up a copy of the newspaper from the kitchen table this morning.

edition

The Sunday edition of the newspaper arrived late at our house that morning.

VERB + NEWSPAPER

buy, get, take

My grandfather buys the newspaper every morning before breakfast.

flick through, read | print, produce, publish | edit, write for/in

appear in

The job advertisement appeared in several major newspapers last week.

get into

NEWSPAPER + VERB

come out

The local newspaper comes out on Wednesday and Sunday mornings.

NEWSPAPER + NOUN

article, clipping, column, coverage, cutting | baron, magnate, owner | correspondent, editor, reporter | kiosk, shop, stand

PREP

in a/the ~

I read about the accident in yesterday's newspaper.

on a/the ~

My uncle works on a local newspaper as a photographer.

Definitions

noun

A publication, usually published daily or weekly, containing news and other articles. Traditionally a print publication typically printed on cheap, low-quality paper; today usually digital and often also available in print.

Many major newspapers are paywalled because they need the revenue.

The paper boy delivers her newspaper to her front porch every weekday.

The news organization that produces such a publication.

Holonyms: press, news media, media

Some newspapers are afraid to do hard-hitting investigative journalism. But this newspaper doesn't run from a fight.

A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

verb

To cover with newspaper.

She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.

To engage in the business of journalism

His newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.

To harass somebody through newspaper articles.

He got newspapered out of public life.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publi

paper

noun — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets

paper

noun — a business firm that publishes newspapers

paper

noun — cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspa

newsprint

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Many major newspapers are paywalled because they need the revenue.

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The paper boy delivers her newspaper to her front porch every weekday.

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There is, however, one habit of reading which has become almost a social evil; and that is the habit of reading newspapers which many indulge in, morning, noon, and night.

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She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.

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His newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.

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He got newspapered out of public life.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, newspaper is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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