noun · 4 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, French, imitating:/ˌɹɛpɔːˈtɑːʒ/
UK:/ɹɪˈpɔːtɪd͡ʒ/
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US:/ɹɪˈpɔːɹtɪd͡ʒ/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 P AO1 R T IH0 JH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
News or information that has been reported; media coverage of a topic or event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Information supplied in a report.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coverage, reporting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: news
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English reporterbor. French reporter Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French reportagebor. English reportage Borrowed from French reportage.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Estonian:
reportaaž
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
Finnish:
uutisointi
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
Finnish:
reportaasi
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
French:
reportage
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
German:
Berichterstattung
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
Persian:
رپورتاژ
(reportâž)
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
Polish:
reportaż
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
Portuguese:
reportagem
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
Spanish:
reportaje
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
Walloon:
rapoirtaedje
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
Walloon:
ripôrtaedje
— reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness
Finnish:
uutisointi
— news or information that has been reported; media coverage
French:
reportage
— news or information that has been reported; media coverage
German:
Berichterstattung
— news or information that has been reported; media coverage
Portuguese:
noticiário
— news or information that has been reported; media coverage