reporter

1 of 2

noun

re·​port·​er ri-ˈpȯr-tər 

: one that reports: such as

a(1)

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

(2)

: a person who broadcasts news

b

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

c

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

reportorial

ˌre-pər-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 

ˌre-pə-, 

ˌrē-

adjective

reportorially

ˌre-pər-ˈtȯr-ē-ə-lē 

ˌre-pə-, 

ˌrē-

adverb

reportorial

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adjective

repor·​to·​ri·​al ¦repə(r)¦tōrēəl 

-tȯr- also ¦rēp- or -ˌpōr- or -ˌpȯr-

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a reporter

a long reportorial career

reportorial curiosity

reportorial skills

2

: of, resembling, or characteristic of a report

a reportorial book

a reportorial prose

it is too topical, too transitory, too reportorial

—C. P. Aiken

reportorially

-ēəlē 

-li

adverb

Synonyms of reporter

Noun

• journalist
• correspondent

Examples of reporter in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

Trump on Monday acted confused when a reporter asked him about Ambassador David Perdue's remarks over the weekend, suggesting the diplomat was confusing China with Taiwan. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

And guard and team leader Robert Hunt told reporters afterward that this officiating crew in particular is quick to call unnecsssary roughness. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

An Nvidia representative told reporters on a call on Sunday that its platform could have prevented OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident in July. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Hitchcock also gives due credit to the many women at the forefront of that same effort, including the Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the reporter Martha Gellhorn (who later married Hemingway), and the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

irregular (influenced by -or) from reporter + -ial

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing reporter

• court reporter
• cub reporter
• police reporter
• shorthand reporter

Rhymes for reporter

• colporteur
• exporter
• headquarter
• importer
• supporter
• transporter
• mortar
• quarter
• shorter
• sorter

Kids Definition

reporter

noun

re·​port·​er ri-ˈpōrt-ər 

-ˈpȯrt-

: a person who reports

especially : one employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news

Legal Definition

reporter

noun

re·​port·​er

: one that reports: as

a

: one who makes authorized statements and publications of court decisions or legislative proceedings

also : a publication in which such reports are reproduced see also citation compare advance sheet

b

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

specifically : court reporter