Definition of "newspaper" in Englisch

noun

1. (countable) 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.
   • The paper boy delivers her newspaper to her front porch every weekday.

2. (countable, metonymic) The news organization that produces such a publication.

   • Holonyms: press, news media, media
   • Some newspapers are afraid to do hard-hitting investigative journalism. But this newspaper doesn't run from a fight.

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

verb

1. (transitive) To cover with newspaper.

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

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

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

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

   • He got newspapered out of public life.