reportorial

American  

[rep-er-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ree-pawr-, -pohr-, -per-] / ˌrɛp ərˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌri pɔr-, -poʊr-, -pər- /

adjective

1. of or relating to a reporter.

2. of, noting, or characteristic of a report.

   His lecture was more reportorial than analytical.

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reportorial British  

/ ˌrɛpɔːˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a newspaper reporter

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Other Word Forms

• reportorially
  adverb
• unreportorial
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of reportorial

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

Example Sentences

Despite their insularity, Thompson’s works offer a reportorial curiosity of the world and a generosity toward working people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

And I think that was not just the beginning of loving baseball, but it was the beginning of a kind of reportorial curiosity: I want to know.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025

Epiphanies are sandwiched between near-irrelevancies and reportorial dead ends.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

Learning how to cold-call someone was one of the first reportorial hurdles I had to conquer, though I still get flashes of nervousness to this day.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

The world is filled with English newspaper men who combine with reportorial training the power of treating a subject briefly and tellingly in its broadest relations.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John