different between newspaper vs newspaperish

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

newspaper +? -ish

Adjective

newspaperish (comparative more newspaperish, superlative most newspaperish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
2. (humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. Prone to using cliché phrases.

Related terms

• newspaper
• newspaperishness