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noun

British English pronunciation: newspaper

/ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə(r)/

singular	newspaper
plural	newspapers

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1
[countable] a set of large printed sheets of folded paper containing news, articles, and other information, usually published every day. There are two main types of newspaper, the quality or broadsheet newspapers that generally deal with serious news issues, and the tabloid newspapers that deal more with subjects such as sport, television actors, and shocking crime stories. A newspaper is usually simply called a paper
Katy was sitting alone reading the newspaper.
a daily/weekly newspaper
a local/national/regional newspaper
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1. a.
  [uncountable] sheets of paper from a newspaper
  He presented her with a bunch of flowers wrapped in damp newspaper.
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2. b.
  [only before noun] in a newspaper, or connected with a newspaper
  a newspaper article/report/headline
  a newspaper editor/journalist/columnist
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2
[countable] an organization that produces a newspaper
He wrote to the local newspaper.
The newspaper went bankrupt in 1983.
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the newspapers
the various newspapers that are published in a particular country or area
You shouldn't believe everything you read in the newspapers.
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Talking or writing about newspapers

general

paper used especially in speech for referring to a newspaper: Ted sat quietly reading the paper. ♦ the local paper

the papers used for talking about newspapers in general: The papers this morning don't say anything about it.

the press newspapers and the people who work for them: He promised not to talk to the press about the details of the settlement. ♦ He's had a bad press ever since he was appointed.

broadsheet a newspaper that has large pages, containing mostly serious news. Many broadsheets have now become compacts.

compact a newspaper that has small pages and that contains mostly serious news

tabloid a newspaper that has small pages, often containing a lot of photographs and news and information that is not considered to be serious

quality newspaper used for talking about a newspaper that contains serious news and articles

rag used for talking about a newspaper that you do not think is very important or serious: a tacky Sunday rag

reading a newspaper

headline a few words at the top of a newspaper report that tell you what it is about: The peace talks dominated last week's headlines.

feature a long piece of writing in a newspaper, usually about recent news or the way people live: features about education and health

leader or editorial a piece of writing in a newspaper in which the editors give their opinions about events in the news

people who work on a newspaper

editor the person in charge of a newspaper who decides what should be included in it

journalist or reporter someone whose job is to write articles that will appear in a newspaper or magazine

columnist a journalist who writes a regular series of articles for a particular newspaper or magazine

correspondent a journalist who deals with one particular subject area: a war/foreign correspondent

hack a way of talking about a journalist that shows that you do not respect them or their work: She's just a second-rate hack.

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