reportorial

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

/ ˌrɛp ərˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌri pɔr-, -poʊr-, -pər- /

adjective

of or relating to a reporter.

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

Nearby words

reported clause, reported speech, reportedly, reporter, reporter gene, reportorial, reposal, repose, reposeful, reposit, reposition

Origin of reportorial

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

Related forms

rep·or·to·ri·al·ly, adverbun·rep·or·to·ri·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for reportorial

His focus as a mature photographer turned to the reportorial importance of his subject matter.
The Father of Photojournalism|Philip Gefter|April 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Nor could Branch claim any reportorial privilege since he was never asked about them.
Did Bubba's Tapes Break the Law?|Michael Smerconish|October 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As they stood so, there came a sudden shout and the sound of people running to and fro in the reportorial rooms below.
The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys|Richard Harding Davis
Her connection with Loftus, a connection which the neighborhood generally understood, was shown with reportorial ease.
The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident|Edgar Saltus

This at once let loose upon them those vials of reportorial wrath which, up to that time, they had been fortunate in escaping.
The New York Stock Exchange in the Crisis of 1914|Henry George Stebbins Noble
Peter couldn't laugh because Twice was telling him of the reportorial shortcomings of Pat.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
His is essentially the critical rather than the reportorial mind.
Seeing Things at Night|Heywood Broun

British Dictionary definitions for reportorial

reportorial

/ (ˌrɛpɔːˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

mainly US of or relating to a newspaper reporter

Derived Forms

reportorially, adverb

Word Origin for reportorial

C20: from reporter, influenced by editorial

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