a person appointed to prepare reports, studies, etc. as for a committee or conference
Origin of rapporteur
French from rapporter (see rapport) + -eur, -orrapporteur
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rapporteur
noun
One who is designated to give a report, as at a meeting.
Origin of rapporteur
Middle English raportour judge from Old French raporteur from raporter to bring back ; see rapport .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural rapporteurs)
- (law, politics) A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.
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From French.
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