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
The veteran sideline reporter and member of FOX Sports’ A-Team braved the freezing temperature in Philly by swaddling herself in a capacious coat, which drew comparisons to a diverse array of notorious icons of warmth including Cruella De Ville, Jon Snow, emus, mob wives, pimps, and Ric Flair.
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Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026
Drake Maye's leadership A reporter asked about a gesture Drake Maye made following Sunday's win.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Daniella Silva Daniella Silva is a national reporter for NBC News, focusing on immigration and education.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Jim Woods is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026
Drake Maye's leadership A reporter asked about a gesture Drake Maye made following Sunday's win.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Daniella Silva Daniella Silva is a national reporter for NBC News, focusing on immigration and education.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Jim Woods is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporter
Noun
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Ask The Post’s journalists Our reporters and editors answer your questions.—
Karen Tumulty,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Iranian state television on Sunday morning took a page from demonstrators, having their correspondents appear on streets in several cities to show calm areas with a date stamp shown on screen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The figures would have been difficult to interpret, anyway, because the large revisions to earlier months meant that the actually new numbers could not be cleanly isolated to show what happened in December alone, Nick Timaraos, the Wall Street Journal’s chief economics correspondent, noted.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Reporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporter. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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