newspaper

/ˈn(j)usˌpeɪpɚ/
nounverb

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.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 3 meanings

  1. 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.”

  2. The news organization that produces such a publication.

    “Holonyms: press, news media, media”

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

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To cover with newspaper.

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

  2. To engage in the business of journalism

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

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From news + paper.

Similar and opposite words

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NEWSPAPER at a glance

NEWSPAPER has 9 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (N 1 + E 1 + W 4 + S 1 + P 3 + A 1 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,436 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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