US /ɹɪˈpoɹ.tɚ/ UK /ɹɪˈpɔː.tə/
noun Freq #2448

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who collects news and writes or broadcasts it for newspapers, radio, or television.

    A reporter interviewed the witnesses at the scene.

  2. 2
    noun

    Someone or something that reports information.

    The reporters of the bug were thanked by the company.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who collects news... newsmannewsperson
Word family
Forms reporters
Derived forms bioreportercoreporterreporteressreporterismreporterlyreportershipreportress
Related forms rapporteurreporting

Etymology

From Middle English reportour, from Old French reporteur; equivalent to report + -er.

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