newspaper
noun
1. a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
- he read his newspaper at breakfast
Similar word(s): paper
Definition categories: communication, press
2. a business firm that publishes newspapers
- Murdoch owns many newspapers
Similar word(s): paper
Definition categories: group, publisher
3. the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
- when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper
Similar word(s): paper
Definition categories: man–made, product, production
4. cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers
- they used bales of newspaper every day
Similar word(s): newsprint
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 (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)
- He newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towms.
3. (transitive, obsolete) to harrass in newspaper articles.
- He was newspapered out of public life.