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reporter definition

re·porter (ri pôrt′ər)

noun

a person who reports; specif.,
  1. a person authorized to report legal or legislative proceedings a court reporter
  2. a person who gathers information and writes reports for publication in a newspaper, magazine, etc.
  3. a person who reports news on radio or television

Etymology: ME reportour < OFr reporteur

Related Forms:

  • ☆ reportorial rep′·or·to′·rial (rep′ər tôr′ē əl) adjective
  • ☆ reportorially rep′·or·to′·ri·ally adverb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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