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re⋅port⋅er

  [ri-pawr-ter, -pohr-]
–noun
1. a person who reports.
2. a person employed to gather and report news, as for a newspaper, wire service, or television station.
3. a person who prepares official reports, as of legal or legislative proceedings.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME reportour < AF (OF reporteur). See report, -er 1
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re·port·er   (rĭ-pôr'tər, -pōr'-)   
n.  

  1. A writer, investigator, or presenter of news stories.

  2. Law A person who is authorized to write and issue official accounts of judicial or legislative proceedings.

rep'or·to'ri·al (rěp'ər-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-, rē'pər-) adj., rep'or·to'ri·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·port·er
Function: noun
: one that reports: as a : one who makes authorized statements and publications of court decisions or legislative proceedings; also : a publication in which such reports are reproduced —see also CITATION —compare ADVANCE SHEET b : one who makes a shorthand record of a speech or proceeding; specifically : COURT REPORTER
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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