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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“We are not in a simulation,” a veteran White House reporter told me.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

I hand each reporter one of two A.I.-generated research reports on collagen supplements—same underlying studies, same data, different framing.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Berle told a reporter he didn’t mind the competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Ciswaka explained to our reporter what would happen next.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“No fair-minded person will question Germany’s right to rearm,” said a reporter for The Nation magazine.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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