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reporter

re·port·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-pawr-ter, -pohr-]
    • /rɪˈpɔr tər, -ˈpoʊr-/
    • /rɪˈpɔː.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-pawr-ter, -pohr-]
    • /rɪˈpɔr tər, -ˈpoʊr-/

Definitions of reporter word

  • noun reporter a person who reports. 1
  • noun reporter a person employed to gather and report news, as for a newspaper, wire service, or television station. 1
  • noun reporter a person who prepares official reports, as of legal or legislative proceedings. 1
  • noun reporter TV: news correspondent 1
  • noun reporter newspaper: journalist 1
  • countable noun reporter A reporter is someone who writes news articles or who broadcasts news reports. 0

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Origin of reporter

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English reportour < Anglo-French (Old French reporteur). See report, -er1

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Parts of speech for Reporter

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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reporter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for reporter

noun reporter

  • anchorperson — the primary reporter on a news television broadcast
  • announcer — An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
  • appraiser — An appraiser is someone whose job is to estimate the cost or value of something such as property.
  • author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
  • biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.

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