tab ‧ loid /ˈtæblɔɪd/ BrE AmE ( also ˌtabloid ˈnewspaper ) noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Tabloid a trademark for a medicinal tablet (19-20 centuries) ; because of the small size of the tablet ]
a newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, and stories mainly about sex, famous people etc rather than serious news ⇨ broadsheet
—tabloid adjective [only before noun] :
tabloid journalists
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THESAURUS
▪ newspaper :
The New York Times is a popular daily newspaper.
▪ paper a newspaper. Paper is more common than newspaper in everyday English:
There was an interesting article in the local paper today.
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the Sunday papers
▪ the press newspapers and news magazines in general, and the people who write for them:
the freedom of the press
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The press are always interested in stories about the royal family.
▪ the media newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the Internet, considered as a group that provides news and information:
This issue has received a lot of attention in the media.
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Her public image was shaped by the media.
▪ tabloid a newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, short stories, and not much serious news:
The tabloids are full of stories about her and her boyfriend.
▪ broadsheet British English a serious newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, with news about politics, finance, and foreign affairs:
the quality broadsheets
▪ the nationals the newspapers that give news about the whole country where they are printed, in contrast to local newspapers:
The results of the nationwide survey became headlines in the nationals.
▪ the dailies the daily newspapers:
The dailies reported the story.