reportorial

[ rep-er-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ree-pawr-, -pohr-, -per- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to a reporter.

  2. of, noting, or characteristic of a report: His lecture was more reportorial than analytical.

Origin of reportorial

1
1855–60, Americanism;report(er) + -orial, by analogy with pairs such as tutor, tutorial

Other words from reportorial

  • rep·or·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
  • un·rep·or·to·ri·al, adjective

Words Nearby reportorial

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How to use reportorial in a sentence

  • That performance will stand out in the annals of American journalism as one of the really big reportorial achievements.

    When Winter Comes to Main Street | Grant Martin Overton
  • I was on the reportorial staff of the Pennsylvania legislature, when from overtasking my eyes, and other causes, I became blind.

  • The concentrated vehemence and force of the arraignment stupefied even the reportorial instinct.

    From the Car Behind | Eleanor M. Ingram

British Dictionary definitions for reportorial

reportorial

/ (ˌrɛpɔːˈtɔːrɪəl) /


adjective
  1. mainly US of or relating to a newspaper reporter

Origin of reportorial

1
C20: from reporter, influenced by editorial

Derived forms of reportorial

  • reportorially, adverb

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