newspaper
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Is newspaper a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
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- Wordle No
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable) 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.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."Synonyms: paper, rag#Noun, mastheadcountable
2. (countable, metonymic) The news organization that produces such a publication.Examples: "Holonyms: press, news media, media"; "Some newspapers are afraid to do hard-hitting investigative journalism. But this newspaper doesn't run from a fight."countablemetonymically
3. (uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.Synonyms: newsprintcountableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To cover with newspaper.Examples: "She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase."transitive
2. (intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalismExamples: "His newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns."intransitivetransitive
3. (transitive, obsolete) To harass somebody through newspaper articles.Examples: "He got newspapered out of public life."obsoletetransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary