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