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newspaper

/ˈn(j)usˌpeɪpɚ/noun3 syllables

Newspaper means: a business firm that publishes newspapers.

Synonyms for newspaper3

noun, as in a business firm that publishes newspapers

paper, newspaper publisher

noun, as in a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

noun, as in the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher

noun, as in cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers

newsprint

What does newspaper mean?4

noun

1

a business firm that publishes newspapers“Murdoch owns many newspapers”

2

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements“he read his newspaper at breakfast”

3

the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher“when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper”

4

cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers“they used bales of newspaper every day”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Newspaper in a sentence

  • According to the newspaper, there was a big fire last night.CK
  • According to the newspaper, he will be here today.CK
  • According to the newspaper, he participated in the plot.CK
  • Read the newspaper every day, or you will get behind the times.AlanF_US
  • According to newspaper reports, there was an airplane accident last evening.CK
  • While he was reading a newspaper, his dog was lying beside him.CM
  • Read the newspaper every day, or you will fall behind the times.CC
  • As is his way, he eats reading a newspaper.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of newspaper

as a noun

plural
newspapers