Word definition: newspaper

Etimology


From news +‎ paper.

noun


newspaper (countable and uncountable, plural newspapers)

(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.

(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

Examples


Synonyms: daily, paper, rag

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.

‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]?  Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?

Synonym: newsprint

verb


newspaper (third-person singular simple present newspapers, present participle newspapering, simple past and past participle newspapered)

(transitive) To cover with newspaper.

(intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism

(transitive, obsolete) To harass somebody through newspaper articles.

Examples


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

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

He got newspapered out of public life.

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