as in journalist
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
the reporter was careful to ask as many questions as possible without annoying anyone
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Recent Examples of reporter
Evan Mealins is the justice reporter for The Tennessean.
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Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
David Clarey is a public safety reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Zachary Schermele is a congressional reporter for USA TODAY.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
David Clarey is a public safety reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Zachary Schermele is a congressional reporter for USA TODAY.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporter
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Former City Councilmember Ruth Herbel and former Record journalist Phyllis Zorn are in line to receive $650,000 apiece, and another former Record journalist, Deb Gruver, will get $250,000.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
12 Nov. 2025
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New Delhi provided diplomatic protection to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite Bangladeshi counterterrorism force that targeted opposition politicians, activists, and journalists.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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The comment — which instantly became prime-time cable fodder — came in the middle of a meandering and misleading response to a question from Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Efrat Lachter is an investigative reporter and war correspondent.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Reporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporter. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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