reporter

noun

ri-ˈpȯr-tər How to pronounce reporter (audio)
Definition of reporternext
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 Associated Press reporter Valerie Gonzalez in McAllen, Texas, contributed to this story. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Read on to find out why the researcher and reporter had to call a notary. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 The Athletic, which eliminated its Sox beat writer position a few years ago, had three reporters at Game 3. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026 Local sports reporter Eric Bailey shared a video from the concert. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reporter
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  1. journalist
  2. correspondent
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  • Tejedor is a Swiss filmmaker and journalist whose work explores utopias and the relationship between individuals and authority across the former Soviet Union and its satellite states.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The local journalists who cover the Bend community every day were not immune from the grief and sadness after today’s deadly shooting of children at an elementary school.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of journalist
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  • Joining me for insight and analysis are NBC News Senior Washington correspondent Hallie Jackson, former Biden White House senior adviser Steve Ricchetti and Lanhee Chen, a fellow at the Hoover Institution.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Now, correspondent Anthony Mason reports on the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York's landmark show that rewrites the story of Krasner and Pollock, two artists whose work and legacy were – aesthetically and personally – bound together.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Reporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporter. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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