reporter

noun

re·port·er ri-ˈpȯr-tər

Synonyms of reporter next

: one that reports: such as

: a person who makes authorized statements of law decisions or legislative proceedings

: a person who makes a shorthand record of a speech or proceeding

c(1)

: a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or television company to gather and report news

(2)

: a person who broadcasts news

reportorial

ˌre-pər-ˈtȯr-ē-əl

ˌre-pə-

ˌrē-

adjective

reportorially

ˌre-pər-ˈtȯr-ē-ə-lē

ˌre-pə-

ˌrē-

adverb

Examples of reporter in a Sentence

She's a reporter for one of the major networks. the reporter was careful to ask as many questions as possible without annoying anyone

Recent Examples on the Web Janelle Griffith Janelle Griffith is a national reporter for NBC News focusing on issues of race and policing. —

Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023 In: Product Recall Alexander Tin Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. —

Alexander Tin, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023 Julia Binswanger is a freelance arts and culture reporter based in Chicago. —

Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023 Their conditions range from fair to serious, with none suffering from life-threatening injuries, Chicago Fire Department Assistant Deputy Chief Paramedic Keith Gray told reporters. —

Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023 Volker Turk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, told reporters in Geneva that a humanitarian pause in the fighting — as called for in a recent U.N. Security Council resolution — would not be enough. —

Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023 The Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C. has added 27 new reporters in markets across the state and hopes to have enough digital subscribers to support a statewide newsroom by 2025. —

David Bauder, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023 Rebecca Cohen Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News. —

Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2023 In: Donald Trump Ron DeSantis Florida Nidia Cavazos Nidia Cavazos is a 2024 campaign reporter for CBS News. —

Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2023 See More

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