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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRoving-reporter
/ˈroʊvɪŋ rɪˈpɔːrtər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A journalist or correspondent who travels from place to place to gather news, conduct interviews, and report on stories from the field.
"The roving-reporter filed daily updates from the war-torn border." - 2
A media broadcaster who moves freely across different regions to cover diverse human-interest stories or breaking events.
"As a roving-reporter for the network, she spent half her year living out of a suitcase."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'rove' (Middle English 'roven', meaning to wander or roam, ultimately of Germanic origin) combined with 'reporter' (from Latin 'reportare', to bring back, via Old French). The compound emerged in early 20th-century journalism to describe correspondents who travel extensively to cover stories from various locations.
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grand reporter
Transliteration: grɑ̃ ʁə.pɔʁ.tɛʁ
"Le grand reporter a couvert les événements en direct."
Reisekorrespondent
Transliteration: ˈʁaɪ̯zəkɔʁɛspɔnˌdɛnt
"Der Reisekorrespondent berichtete direkt aus dem Krisengebiet."
inviato speciale
Transliteration: in.vjaˈto speˈtʃa.le
"L'inviato speciale ha viaggiato in tutto il mondo."
reportero itinerante
Transliteration: re.poɾˈte.ɾo i.ti.neˈɾan.te
"El reportero itinerante entrevistó a los refugiados."
repórter itinerante
Transliteration: ʁeˈpɔʁ.teɾ i.tineˈɾɐ̃.tʃi
"O repórter itinerante viajou para cobrir a eleição."
घुमक्कड़ संवाददाता
Transliteration: ghumakkad samvaadadaata
"घुमक्कड़ संवाददाता ने घटनास्थल से सीधी रिपोर्ट दी।"
驻外记者
Transliteration: zhùwài jìzhě
"这位驻外记者常年在世界各地奔波。"
순회 특파원
Transliteration: sunhoe teukpawon
"순회 특파원이 현장의 생생한 소식을 전해왔다."
在外特派員
Transliteration: zaigai tokuhain
"その在外特派員は世界中を飛び回っています。"
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