newspaperとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

news +‎ paper

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/, /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/
• (General American) enPR: n(y)o͞oz'pāpər, IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)uzˌpeɪpɚ/
• ハイフネーション: news‧pa‧per

名詞

newspaper (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 newspapers)

1. (countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.

   Synonyms: daily, paper, (derogatory) rag

   • 1922, P. B. M. Allan, The Book-Hunter at Home‎^[1], 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 64:

     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.

   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 18, in The China Governess‎^[2]:

     ‘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?

2. (uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

   Synonym: newsprint

派生語

• newspaperdom
• newspaperism
• online newspaper

参考

• fish wrap
• rag
• scandal sheet
• tabloid

動詞

newspaper (三人称単数 現在形 newspapers, 現在分詞 newspapering, 過去形および過去分詞形 newspapered)

1. (transitive) To cover with newspaper.

   She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.

2. (intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)

   He newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To harass in newspaper articles.

   He was newspapered out of public life.