a person who reports, esp one employed to gather news for a newspaper, news agency, or broadcasting organization a person authorized to report the proceedings of a legislature
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re•port•er /rɪˈpɔrtɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a person who reports.
- a person whose job is to gather and report news, such as for a newspaper or television station.
- a person who prepares official reports or transcripts, as of legal or legislative proceedings.
re•port•er
(ri pôr′tər, -pōr′-),USA pronunciation n.
- a person who reports.
- a person employed to gather and report news, as for a newspaper, wire service, or television station.
- a person who prepares official reports, as of legal or legislative proceedings.
- Anglo-French (Old French reporteur). See report, -er1
- Middle English reportour 1350–1400
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'reporter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Reuter
- VJ
- action reporter
- beat
- bribe
- buttonhole
- contact
- court reporter
- cover
- cub
- cub reporter
- curious
- develop
- front line
- inquiring
- interview
- lady
- legman
- newshawk
- newsman
- newspaperman
- newspaperwoman
- newsperson
- oblique
- police reporter
- pool
- poop
- predatory
- pressman
- prick
- rep
- report
- reporter gene
- reportorial
- rewrite
- roundsman
- spot
- star
- task
- war correspondent