TABLOID NEWSPAPER


Meaning of TABLOID NEWSPAPER in English

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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.