1. (noun)paper a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
2. (noun)composition, paper, report, theme an essay (especially one written as an assignment) "he got an A on his composition"
3. (noun)newspaper, paper a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements "he read his newspaper at breakfast"
4. (noun)paper a medium for written communication "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
5. (noun)paper a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses "he has written many scientific papers"
6. (noun)newspaper, paper, newspaper publisher a business firm that publishes newspapers "Murdoch owns many newspapers"
7. (noun)newspaper, paper the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"