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Meaning of newspaper | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə

Definitions

  1. 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
  2. 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.
    countable
  3. The news organization that produces such a publication
  4. The news organization that produces such a publication.
    countable, metonymically
  5. A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed
  6. A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
    countable, uncountable
  7. To cover with newspaper
  8. To engage in the business of journalism

Equivalents

Examples

“Many major newspapers are paywalled because they need the revenue.”
“The paper boy delivers her newspaper to her front porch every weekday.”
“There is, however, one habit of reading which has become almost a social evil; and that is the habit of reading newspapers which many indulge in, morning, noon, and night.”
“‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police[…]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?”
“Holonyms: press, news media, media”
“Some newspapers are afraid to do hard-hitting investigative journalism. But this newspaper doesn't run from a fight.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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