rapporteur

rap·por·teur

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rap-awr-tur; French ra-pawr-tœr]
- /ˌræp ɔrˈtɜr; French ra pɔrˈtœr/
- /ræ.pɔːˈtɜːr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rap-awr-tur; French ra-pawr-tœr]
- /ˌræp ɔrˈtɜr; French ra pɔrˈtœr/

Definitions of rapporteur word

noun plural rapporteur a person responsible for compiling reports and presenting them, as to a governing body. 1
noun rapporteur sb who presents a report 1
countable noun rapporteur A rapporteur is a person who is officially appointed by an organization to investigate a problem or attend a meeting and to report on it. 0
noun rapporteur a person appointed by a committee to prepare reports of meetings or carry out an investigation 0
noun rapporteur a person appointed to prepare reports, studies, etc. as for a committee or conference 0

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Origin of rapporteur

First appearance:

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

1490-1500; < French, derivative of rapporter. See rapport, -eur

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Parts of speech for Rapporteur

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rapporteur

rapporteur popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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