reporter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
    newsperson; newsman.

WordNet


Re*port"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who reports. Specifically: (a) An officer or person who makees authorized statements of law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates. (b) One who reports speeches, the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers.
    Of our tales judge and reportour. Chaucer.

Webster 1913