paper

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher

   When it began to rain I covered my head with the paper.

2. 2
   noun

   a medium for written communication

   the notion of an office running without paper is absurd

3. 3
   noun

   a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses

   The chemist has written many scientific papers.

4. 4
   noun

   a business firm that publishes newspapers

   Murdoch owns many newspapers

5. 5
   verb

   cover with paper

   paper the box

6. 6
   noun

   A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.

   Draw on the paper! Not on the walls!

7. 7
   noun

   Ellipsis of newspaper; anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).

   Read all about it in this morning's paper!

8. 8
   noun

   Ellipsis of wallpaper.

   The paperhangers had just finished hanging the paper in the dining room when the interior decorator walked in and exclaimed that it was the wrong color.

Etymology

From Middle English paper, from Anglo-Norman paper, from Old Catalan paper, borrowed from Latin papȳrus (and given the Catalan suffix -er), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).