A broadsheet is a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers. Compare tabloid.
broadsheet in British English
(ˈbrɔːdˌʃiːt)
noun
1.
a newspaper having a large format, approximately 15 by 24 inches (38 by 61 centimetres)
Compare tabloid
2. another word for broadside (sense 4)
broadsheet in American English
(ˈbrɔdˌʃit)
noun
1.
broadside (sense 5) broadside (sense 5a)
2.
the standard newspaper page, about 14 in by 23 in, with columns running down the full sheet
see also tabloid (sense 1)
Examples of 'broadsheet' in a sentence
broadsheet
Whereas a bishop, an actress and a broadsheet columnist could well be.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She had been trying to ride two horses: broadsheet and tabloid.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The switch from broadsheet to tabloid format presented many design challenges, not least for the front page.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They disapproved of our broadsheet format, she added, feeling it would not appeal to young people.