Etymology
Advertisement

reporter (n.)

c. 1400, reportour, "one who gives an account" of what was said or done by another (common 16c.-17c. in this general sense; often pejorative, "a tale-bearer"), agent noun from report (v.), or from Old French reporteur (Modern French rapporteur).

From 1610s as "one who takes down reports of law cases." In the journalistic sense, "member of the staff of a newspaper whose work is to collect information and submit it to the editors in the form they prescribe," from 1798 (from 1797 as the name of a newspaper). French reporter in this sense is a 19c. borrowing from English.

Entries linking to reporter

report (v.)

late 14c., "to make known, tell, relate," from Old French reporter "to tell, relate; bring back, carry away, hand over," from Latin reportare "carry back, bear back, bring back," figuratively "report," in Medieval Latin "write (an account) for information or record," from re- "back" (see re-) + portare "to carry" (from PIE root *per- (2) "to lead, pass over"). Early 15c. as "to submit" (to an authority, etc.). Meaning "to name someone as having offended somehow" is from 1885.

reportorial (adj.)

"of or pertaining to reporting or reporters," 1852, American English, an irregular formation in imitation of editorial, etc., from Latinized form of reporter + -ial. Related: Reportorially.

Others are reading

Advertisement
Advertisement
Definitions of reporter

reporter (n.)
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories;
Synonyms: newsman / newsperson
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near reporter

repopulate

report

reportable

reportage

reported

reporter

reporting

reportorial

repose

reposeful

reposition

© 2001-2022 Douglas Harper