Standard Lemma guide

newsroom

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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