noun
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a person who reports, esp one employed to gather news for a newspaper, news agency, or broadcasting organization
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a person, esp a barrister, authorized to write official accounts of judicial proceedings
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a person authorized to report the proceedings of a legislature
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social welfare an official who arranges and conducts children's panel hearings and who may investigate cases and decide on the action to be taken
Etymology
Origin of reporter
1350–1400; Middle English reportour < Anglo-French ( Old French reporteur ). See report, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Times staff reporter Kevin Rector contributed to this report.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
In the area around a bridge west of Tehran that was targeted by the United States, an AFP reporter saw a villa and residential buildings with blown-out windows, but no military installations.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
“All I’m going to say,” Ms. Ballard told the reporter, “is please do your research on editors before trusting them with your work.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Carter Walker is a reporter for Votebeat in partnership with Spotlight PA.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Seven took out a small notebook and pen from her black cape, prepared to jot down the information like any good reporter would.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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