/rɪˈpɔːtə/

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Meaning

A person whose job is to find out news and tell people about it on television, on the radio, or in a newspaper.

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Word origin

From "report" plus the ending "-er", which marks the person who does the thing.

Origin
English
Root
report

Grammar

Gender
Pluralreporters

Examples

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A "reporter" collects news and passes it on.

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Here "reporter" is the name of her job.

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"Reporters" is the plural, meaning more than one.

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This word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 3: reporter, mirror, represent and 7 more words.