rapporteur
noun
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Rapporteur was adopted into English in the 16th century and is a descendant of the Middle French verb rapporter, meaning "to bring back, report, or refer." Other descendants of rapporter in English include rapportage (a rare synonym of reportage, in the sense of "writing intended to give an account of observed or documented events") and rapport ("a harmonious relationship," as in "The young teacher had a good rapport with the students"). The words report, reporter, reportage, etc., are also distant relatives of rapporteur; all can ultimately be traced back to the Latin prefix re-, meaning "back, again, or against," and the Latin word portare, meaning "to carry."
Examples of rapporteur in a Sentence
Muhammad Darwish, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, center, attends a press conference by international activists seeking to deliver aid to Gaza on a flotilla, in Tunis, Tunisia, on September 9, 2025.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
After the explosion, crew members repeatedly yelled for help and sounded the fire alarm, according to a CCTV video shared by Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2025
The Parliament is still in the early stages of debating their position, but an initial draft proposed by the project rapporteur raises the threshold to 3000 employees, plus €450 million in annual turnover.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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“Rapporteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapporteur. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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