newspaper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
    paper.
    • he read his newspaper at breakfast
  2. noun a business firm that publishes newspapers
    paper; newspaper publisher.
    • Murdoch owns many newspapers
  3. noun the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
    paper.
    • when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper
  4. noun cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers
    newsprint.
    • they used bales of newspaper every day

WordNet


News"pa`per noun
Definitions
  1. A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.

Webster 1913