different between newspaper vs bulletin

English

Etymology

news +? paper

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nju?s?pe?p?/, /?nju?z?pe?p?/
• (General American) enPR: n(y)o?oz'p?p?r, IPA^(key): /?n(j)uz?pe?p?/
• Hyphenation: news?pa?per

Noun

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

   Synonym: newsprint

Derived terms

• newspaperdom
• newspaperism
• online newspaper

Translations

See also

• fish wrap
• rag
• scandal sheet
• tabloid

Verb

newspaper (third-person singular simple present newspapers, present participle newspapering, simple past and past participle newspapered)

1. (transitive) To cover with newspaper.

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

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

Usage notes

• The harass sense is usually in passive constructions.

Further reading

• newspaper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From French bulletin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?l?t?n/, /?b?l?t?n/

Noun

bulletin (plural bulletins)

1. A short report, especially one released through official channels to be broadcast or publicized.
2. A short news report.
3. A short printed publication, especially one produced by an organization.

Derived terms

• bulletin board

Translations

Verb

bulletin (third-person singular simple present bulletins, present participle bulletining, simple past and past participle bulletined)

1. To announce something by means of such a report or publication.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French bullette + diminutive suffixes -in, or possibly a borrowing from Italian bollettino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byl.t??/

Noun

bulletin m (plural bulletins)

1. bulletin
2. newsletter
3. report card, school report

Derived terms

• bulletin de vote
• bulletin scolaire
• système des bulletins électroniques

Further reading

• “bulletin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bulletin m (definite singular bulletinen, indefinite plural bulletiner, definite plural bulletinene)

1. alternative form of bulleteng

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bulletin m (definite singular bulletinen, indefinite plural bulletinar, definite plural bulletinane)

1. alternative form of bulleteng