Meaning

4 senses
  1. A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.

    (figuratively)In full tabloid cruiser: a small yacht used for cruising.

  2. (figuratively)A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news.

    Tabloid, Boulevardblatt, Revolverblatt

    табло́идtablóid, бульва́рная газе́таbulʹvárnaja gazéta, газетёнкаgazetjónka

    таблоїдtablojid

    newspaper with half-size pages

  3. (Canada, US, figuratively)A paper size 11 × 17 inches (279 × 432 millimetres) in dimensions.

  4. (archaic)A small, compressed portion of a chemical, drug, food substance, etc.; a pill, a tablet.

Examples

18 sentences
  1. Tom often reads tabloids.

  2. Don't you read the tabloids?

    ruТы не читаешь жёлтую прессу? — marafon

    deLesen Sie nicht die Boulevardpresse? — clarimariath

  3. Tom likes to read tabloids.

  4. Do you ever read tabloids?

  5. Don't you read the tabloid press?

    deLesen Sie nicht die Boulevardpresse? — clarimariath

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news:
Русский
By meaning 1
newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news:

Origin

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

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Forms

plural: tabloids
Singulartabloid
Pluraltabloids

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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