noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈnjuːzɹuːm/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A room where newspapers and magazines are available for reading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reading room
4
noun
Meaning 4
an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: office, business office
5
noun
Meaning 5
the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: staff
History
Etymology
From news + room.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
編輯部 /编辑部
(biānjíbù)
— the office of a news organisation
Finnish:
uutistoimitus
— the office of a news organisation
French:
salle de rédaction
— the office of a news organisation
French:
rédaction
— the office of a news organisation
Georgian:
ახალი ამბების განყოფილება
(axali ambebis ganq̇opileba)
— the office of a news organisation
Georgian:
ნიუსრუმი
(niusrumi)
— the office of a news organisation
German:
Redaktion
— the office of a news organisation
German:
Newsdesk
— the office of a news organisation
German:
Newsroom
— the office of a news organisation
Indonesian:
ruang redaksi
— the office of a news organisation
Italian:
redazione
— the office of a news organisation
Japanese:
ニュースルーム
(nyūsurūmu)
— the office of a news organisation
Japanese:
報道局
(hōdōkyoku)
— the office of a news organisation
Japanese:
報道部
(hōdōbu)
— the office of a news organisation
Norwegian Bokmål:
redaksjon
— the office of a news organisation
Polish:
newsroom
— the office of a news organisation
Portuguese:
redação
— the office of a news organisation
Russian:
ньюсру́м
(nʹjusrúm)
— the office of a news organisation
Russian:
реда́кция
(redákcija)
— the office of a news organisation
Russian:
отде́л новосте́й
(otdél novostéj)
— the office of a news organisation
Sindhi:
خبرخانو
(xbrxāno)
— the office of a news organisation
Swedish:
redaktion
— the office of a news organisation
Vietnamese:
toà soạn báo
— the office of a news organisation