What does reporter mean?

Definitions for reporter
rɪˈpɔr tər, -ˈpoʊr-re·porter

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word reporter.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. reporter, newsman, newspersonnoun

    a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

Wiktionary

  1. reporternoun

    Agent noun of report; someone or something that reports.

  2. reporternoun

    A journalist who investigates, edits and reports news stories for newspapers, radio and television.

  3. reporternoun

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

  4. reporternoun

    A case reporter; a bound volume of printed legal opinions from a particular jurisdiction.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Reporternoun

    Relater; one that gives an account.

    Etymology: from report.

    There she appear’d; or my reporter devis’d well for her. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

    Rumours were raised of great discord among the nobility; for this cause the lords assembled, gave order to apprehend the reporters of these surmises. John Hayward.

    If I had known a thing they concealed, I should never be the reporter of it. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. reporter

    A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism.

ChatGPT

  1. reporter

    A reporter is a person who researches, writes, and presents information through various media outlets such as newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and online platforms. They often conduct interviews, investigate stories, and provide news updates to the public. Reporters are responsible for informing the public about local, national, or global events in an honest and unbiased manner. They may work in a variety of fields including business, politics, sports, or entertainment.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Reporternoun

    one who reports

  2. Reporternoun

    an officer or person who makes authorized statements of law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates

  3. Reporternoun

    one who reports speeches, the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'reporter' in Nouns Frequency: #1905

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of reporter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of reporter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of reporter in a Sentence

  1. Jill Ruby:

    Are you kidding me, a reporter ticked him off? he’s a coward. I think it will come back and bite him. That’s not how a president acts, you don’t just run away.

  2. Jennifer Siebel-Newsom:

    I would like to be asked more meaningful questions on the red carpet; Questions that can encourage and inspire others, i would happily talk about social issues if it was something I had a valid connection to and questions of faith, which a reporter who did their research on me would know it’s something I’m vocal and comfortable talking about.

  3. Ted Cruz:

    The clip is surreal, listening to the NBC reporter say,' Look, they're chanting.

  4. Jeff Zucker:

    I am thrilled that Jake will take on this additional role at such a pivotal time in the election cycle, he has the perfect combination of skills that make him uniquely qualified -- he's a relentless reporter, a gifted storyteller, and a terrific interviewer who doesn't stop until he gets answers. We are lucky to have him on both 'The Lead' and 'State of the Union.'.

  5. Steve Ziller:

    I just think if he's elected president, he's going to have a lot more tougher issues than dealing with a female reporter from Fox, if he would have showed up to the debate and had a good debate, I would have been a 100% for Trump.

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