I. ˈn(y)üzˌpāpə(r), -üˌspā- noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: news (I) + paper
1. : a paper that is printed and distributed daily, weekly, or at some other regular and usually short interval and that contains news, articles of opinion (as editorials), features, advertising, or other matter regarded as of current interest
2. : an organization engaged in composing and issuing a newspaper
3. : newsprint or the paper making up newspapers
wrap the dirty shoes in newspaper
sketching on unprinted newspaper
II. intransitive verb
: to do newspaper work (as running a newspaper or reporting or editing news)