rapporteur

[ rap-awr-tur; French ra-pawr-tœr ]

noun,plural rap·por·teurs [rap-awr-turz; French ra-pawr-tœr]. /ˌræp ɔrˈtɜrz; French ra pɔrˈtœr/.
  1. a person responsible for compiling reports and presenting them, as to a governing body.

Origin of rapporteur

1
1490–1500; <French, derivative of rapporter.See rapport, -eur

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British Dictionary definitions for rapporteur

rapporteur

/ (ˌræpɔːˈtɜː) /


noun
  1. a person appointed by a committee to prepare reports of meetings or carry out an investigation

Origin of rapporteur

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C18: from French, literally: recorder, reporter

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