reporter

[ri-pawr-ter, -pohr-] / rɪˈpɔr tər, -ˈpoʊr- /

NOUN

person who informs

Synonyms

STRONGEST

columnist correspondent editor interviewer journalist writer

STRONG

anchor anchorperson announcer cub newscaster newsperson newswriter scribe scrivener stringer

WEAK

ink slinger legperson newshound press person

Example Sentences

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Several flights from Moscow to Saint Petersburg were delayed, an AFP reporter at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Aged 15, he left school and got a job as a reporter for the Penarth Times.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Patrick Coffee is a reporter for the WSJ Leadership Institute's CMO Today in New York, where he covers marketing and advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Before joining the Journal, Kara spent three years as a politics reporter for the Washington Post’s Style section.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

I hear the reporter from Channel 8 say into a camera.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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