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reporter Definition

re·porter (ri pôrtər)

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

reporter Related Forms

rep′·or·to·rial (rep′ər tôrē əl) adjectiverep′·or·to·ri·ally adverb

reporter Synonyms

reporter

n.

journalist, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, news writer, columnist, newsman, newsperson, newscaster, anchor, anchorperson, anchorman, anchorwoman, correspondent, interviewer, cub reporter, star reporter, investigative reporter, newsgatherer, stringer, member of the press, member of the fourth estate, legman*, newshound*, newshawk*; see also writer.

reporter Law Definition

reporter Usage Examples

Possessives

notebook: The screen cover conveniently folded underneath the unit like the cover of a reporter's notebook.

Converse of object

  • rove: To find out we told YS's roving reporter, Phil South, to go to hell.
  • tell: Bush told a reporter, " Labels are for cans.
  • appoint: Local Plan or Public Local Inquiry: Held before a Reporter appointed by the Council to consider formal objections to the Local Plan.
  • send: You are welcome to send a reporter to the public meeting.
  • bud: The program culminated on 5 May 2002 with the budding reporters ' coverage of London Wasps ' match against Northampton Saints at Loftus Road.

Adjective modifier

  • investigative: As an investigative reporter, " Who's behind this war?
  • undercover: An undercover reporter recorded the speeches which were later broadcast on the BBC.
  • intrepid: Our intrepid reporters go in search of these festivals, bringing their vivid experiences back to the pages of Songlines.
  • tabloid: I doubt whether these will be embraced by the hard-nosed tabloid reporters who stir up instant outrage over Turner Prize exhibitions.
  • Orcadian: The Orcadian reporter Sigurd Towrie, was the man behind the creation of the site.
  • chief: Founder Adrian Mahoney is a former chief reporter of The Falkirk Herald.

Modifies a noun

  • assay: This research in the area of molecular biology, involved reporter assay methods to quantify gene expression and immunological techniques to measure protein concentrations.
  • gene: Genes of interest were introduced into mouse embryos alongside a " reporter gene " that produces a fluorescent substance wherever the gene is active.

Noun used with modifier

  • cub: Many of my course mates had joined the newspaper and there was an opening for a cub reporter.
  • speech-to-text: Verbatim speech-to-text reporters use a phonetic keyboard to provide a real-time transcript of the meeting on a computer monitor or projected onto a screen.
  • showbiz: Nichol, pictured, is a camp Los Angeles showbiz reporter on celebrity channel So News, while Porter is one of the anchors.
  • over-by-over: A tired and emotional Freddie Flintoff salutes your over-by-over reporter.
  • newspaper: Baker, a former newspaper reporter, declined to comment.
  • rookie: Uncovering corruption in high places seems like a one way ticket to the top for rookie reporter Beth Corrs... .

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