newspaper

news-pa-per · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A printed publication containing news, articles, advertisements, and other information, usually issued daily or weekly.

  2. 2.

    An organization that publishes a newspaper.

  3. 3.

    The paper on which a newspaper is printed.

Forms

plural: newspapers

Related words

See also: journal, magazine, news
Synonyms: gazette, journal, paper

Etymology

Compound of "news" + "paper," first recorded in the 1660s. The concept of regular printed news publications developed in the early 17th century in Europe.