What does reporter mean?

Definitions for reporter
rɪˈpɔr tər, -ˈpoʊr-re·porter

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word reporter.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. reporter, newsman, newspersonnoun

    a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

Wiktionary

  1. reporternoun

    Agent noun of report; someone or something that reports.

  2. reporternoun

    A journalist who investigates, edits and reports news stories for newspapers, radio and television.

  3. reporternoun

    A person who records and issues official reports of judicial or legislative proceedings.

  4. reporternoun

    A case reporter; a bound volume of printed legal opinions from a particular jurisdiction.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Reporternoun

    Relater; one that gives an account.

    Etymology: from report.

    There she appear’d; or my reporter devis’d well for her. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

    Rumours were raised of great discord among the nobility; for this cause the lords assembled, gave order to apprehend the reporters of these surmises. John Hayward.

    If I had known a thing they concealed, I should never be the reporter of it. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. reporter

    A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism.

ChatGPT

  1. reporter

    A reporter is a person who researches, writes, and presents information through various media outlets such as newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and online platforms. They often conduct interviews, investigate stories, and provide news updates to the public. Reporters are responsible for informing the public about local, national, or global events in an honest and unbiased manner. They may work in a variety of fields including business, politics, sports, or entertainment.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Reporternoun

    one who reports

  2. Reporternoun

    an officer or person who makes authorized statements of law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates

  3. Reporternoun

    one who reports speeches, the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'reporter' in Nouns Frequency: #1905

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of reporter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of reporter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of reporter in a Sentence

  1. Marc Elias:

    … on or about Sept. 15, 2016, Campaign Lawyer-1 exchanged emails with the Clinton Campaign's campaign manager, communications director, and foreign policy adviser concerning the Russian Bank-1 allegations that SUSSMANN had recently shared with Reporter-1.

  2. Phil Mickelson:

    They’re scary motherf ------ to get involved with, we know they killed [ Washington Post reporter Jamal ] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider Washington Post ? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.

  3. Jennifer Siebel-Newsom:

    I would like to be asked more meaningful questions on the red carpet; Questions that can encourage and inspire others, i would happily talk about social issues if it was something I had a valid connection to and questions of faith, which a reporter who did their research on me would know it’s something I’m vocal and comfortable talking about.

  4. Tina Calder:

    I met Lyra many years ago as a young, determined and ambitious budding reporter, her tenacity, determination, ambition and empathy made her an amazing young reporter and investigative writer... For years she tirelessly pursued the truth.

  5. Luana Munoz:

    This is every reporter’s absolutely worst nightmare. We go home at night afraid that something like this will occur and that is what happened here, we have learned that a fellow reporter has died while covering a shooting.

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