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rapporteur

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌɹæ.pɔɹˈtɜɹ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, law, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: registrar, record-keeper, recorder

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French rapporteur.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: raportööri — a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body
  • Russian: докладчик (dokladčik) — a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body
  • Spanish: ponente — a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body
  • Spanish: delegado — a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body
  • Swedish: rapportör — a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body
  • Ukrainian: доповідач (dopovidač) — a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body