noun
newspaper
NYOOS-pay-puh
noun
1
A regularly printed or published set of pages reporting news, opinion, and other articles.
"He reads the newspaper over breakfast every morning."
"The scandal made the front page of every newspaper in the country."
2
The company or organisation that produces such a publication.
"The newspaper announced layoffs across its editorial team."
How to Use Newspaper
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA daily or weekly print (or now often digital) publication of news, or the company behind it.
Common pairings
local newspaper
newspaper article
read the newspaper
Word Forms
newspapered past tense, newspapers plural, newspapers singular
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Etymology
From "news" plus "paper," reflecting its original printed format.