̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by -er ) of Middle English reportour, from Middle French reporteur, from reporter to report + -eur -or
: one that reports
a reporter of spiritual and physical reality — H.S.Canby
ask him to continue being a reporter and judge of what is new in the arts — Malcolm Cowley
as
a. : an officer or person who makes authorized statements of law proceedings and decisions or of legislative debates
b. : one who makes a shorthand record of a speech or proceeding ; specifically : court reporter
c.
(1) : one who is employed by a newspaper or magazine to gather and write news for publication
a sports reporter
a financial reporter
a society reporter
(2) : one who reports news events on a radio or television program : commentator
d. archaic : pistol