newspaper

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

noozpayper

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈnuzpeɪpɚ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
“He read his newspaper at breakfast.”
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.
countablemetonymic
The news organization that produces such a publication.
uncountablecountable
A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

verb

intransitivetransitive
To engage in the business of journalism
transitive
To cover with newspaper.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: A2 · Elementary
Frequency: Common
Typical Use: Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

Used this way, newspaper is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.

Heard in a sentence

“He read his newspaper at breakfast.”

Emotional tone: Neutral
Formality: Neutral
Intensity: Not strongly marked
How common: Common
Connotation: Matter-of-fact
Usage feel: Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

News/reporting

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Daily / publication

newspaper articlenewspaper editorweekly newspapernewspaper reporter

Other combinations

school newspaperlocal newspaperamerican newspapernewspaper office

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

newspaper advertisementnounCompound term
A printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper.
newspaper articlenounCompound term
An article reporting news.
newspaper clippingnounCompound term
An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine.
newspaper columnnounCompound term
An article giving opinions or perspectives.
newspaper columnistnounCompound term
A columnist who writes for newspapers.
newspaper criticnounCompound term
A critic who writes a column for the newspapers.

Related Words

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Synonyms

Sense: daily or weekly publication on folded sheets

paper

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