newspaper

Plural: newspapers

Noun

• a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
  • "he read his newspaper at breakfast"
• a business firm that publishes newspapers
  • "Murdoch owns many newspapers"
• the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
  • "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"
• cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers
  • "they used bales of newspaper every day"
• 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.
• The news organization that produces such a publication.
• A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

Verb

• To cover with newspaper.
• To engage in the business of journalism
• To harass somebody through newspaper articles.

Examples

• He got newspapered out of public life.
• His newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.
• Many major newspapers are paywalled because they need the revenue.
• She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.
• Some newspapers are afraid to do hard-hitting investigative journalism. But this newspaper doesn't run from a fight.
• The paper boy delivers her newspaper to her front porch every weekday.

Synonyms

newspaper publisher, newsprint, paper, masthead, rag#Noun