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reportress

noun

Etymology

From reporter + -ess.

  1. derived from reporteur
  2. inherited from reportour
  3. suffixed as reportress — “reporter + ess”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of reporteress.

    • A Reportress going at large—Taking notes and dropping them—Something that was found on the road.
    • Not Wanted—Any would-be editors, editresses, repor ers^([sic]), or reportresses, or genteel beggars or beggaresses of any kind or description.
    • Flash: Our pal Tom Higgins caught this breathless news the other day from one of Charlotte’s talented TV reportresses: “A sure sign of winter is cold weather.” Yep, he reports, she is blonde.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA