TV reporter
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1.6
- noun
- /tiː viː rɪˈpɔːrtər/
- Literature
- You know, that TV reporter, he's on every night.
- a local TV reporter
- a former TV reporter
- a TV reporter with a microphone
Examples
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Reed was older than most TV reporters, probably in her middle thirties, Lucas thought.
Fiction book (1994) -
Narrator: Two TV reporters stand in front of the school.
Fiction book (1998) -
The TV reporter from New York.
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The TV reporter we remember from earlier in the film, the one Storm is now going to meet.
Fiction book (1990) -
As he is being interviewed by TV reporters.
Fiction book (1991) -
"She's a TV reporter for one of the local stations in the Twin Cities.
Fiction book (1996) -
Under the glare of a mini-cam lamp, a female TV reporter tries to get Trent to talk.
Fiction book (1990) -
Malcolm emerges from a doorway to be met by an army of TV reporters armed with microphones.
Fiction book (1992) -
TV reporter: The Southland is in shock today over a series of brutal killings that occurred here on Wonderland Avenue early today.
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The TV reporter delivered a live update on the storm's impact in the city.
Synonyms
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1.1
A person who finds and tells news on TV, radio, or newspapers
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4.4
A reporter who gives news from a place or about a particular subject
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2.3
A person who reports news for a newspaper, magazine, TV, or website
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2.5
A person who reports news on television
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8.4
A person who reports news for newspapers, TV or websites
3
3.4
A person who reports news on radio or television
2
2.8
A person who presents and reports news on television
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2.8
A person who finds and reports news for television, radio, or newspapers
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a journalist who reports on television' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'TV' (television) with 'reporter' (journalist): it denotes a reporter working for the television medium. This modifier+noun composition is a common and cross-linguistically familiar pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
TV reporter simply joins TV and reporter. Picture a reporter standing in front of a camera on television and telling the news, so it means 'a journalist who reports news stories on television'.