rapporteur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rapporteur.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹæ.pɔɹˈtɜɹ/

Noun

rapporteur (plural rapporteurs)

1. (law, politics) A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.

Derived terms

• judge-rapporteur
• special rapporteur

Translations

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

• Russian: докладчик (ru) m (dokladčik)
• Spanish: ponente m or f, delegado (es) m
• Swedish: rapportör (sv) c
• Ukrainian: доповідач m (dopovidač)

See also

• rapport
• report
• reporter

French

Etymology

From rapport(er) +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.pɔʁ.tœʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

rapporteur m (plural rapporteurs, feminine rapporteuse or rapportrice or rapporteure)

1. reporter (someone who reports)

   Coordinate terms: journaliste, reporter

2. telltale
3. rapporteur (same sense as in English)

Descendants

• English: rapporteur

Noun

rapporteur m (plural rapporteurs)

1. protractor (instrument)

Related terms

• rapport
• rapportage
• rapporter

See also

• reporter
• reporteur

Further reading

• “rapporteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.