reporter
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
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She's a reporter for one of the major networks.
the reporter was careful to ask as many questions as possible without annoying anyone
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Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat told reporters at the crash site that all the bodies were found on the bus.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Mariana Navarette Villegas is a reporter for the Connecticut Mirror.
—Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
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“Reporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reporter. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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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
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