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reporter

noun

Simple meaning

Someone who records and issues official reports of judicial or legislative proceedings.

Pronunciation

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rihpawrter

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɹɪˈpɔɹtɚ

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

  2. A person who records and issues official reports of judicial or legislative proceedings.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

Used this way, reporter is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • News/reporting

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More ways to use reporter

  • “A local reporter covered the story about the community event.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Investigates

newspaper reporternews reporter

Records

court reporter

Gene

reporter gene

Other combinations

television reportercub reporterlaw reporteryoung reporter

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • reportverbBase word

    To give an account or representation of in words.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • reportableadjectiveDerived adjective

    Required by law to be reported.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • television reporternounCompound term

    Someone who reports news stories via television.

  • tv reporternounCompound term

    Someone who reports news stories via television.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • reportingnounRelated term

    The news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television.

  • reportagenounRelated term

    The news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: person who investigates and reports

newsman

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