rapporteur

n.
One who is designated to give a report, as at a meeting.

[Middle English raportour, judge, from Old French raporteur, from raporter, to bring back. See rapport.]

(rap-or-TUHR)

noun:
1. Someone appointed by an organization, group, or committee to investigate or monitor an issue, and compile and present the findings.
2. One who is designated to record the deliberations of a meeting.

Etymology
From French raportour (reporter), from rapporter (to bring back, report),from apporter (to bring), from Latin portare (carry). Ultimately from theIndo-European root per- (to lead, pass over) that also gave us support,comport, petroleum, sport, passport, colporteur (a peddler of religious books),Swedish fartlek (a trainingtechnique), Norwegian fjord (bay), and Sanskrit parvat (mountain).
The word rapporteur in French has various other meanings besides a reporter,such as an informer or a tattletale, and a protractor.

Usage
"The United Nations special rapporteur, Raquel Rolnik, listened to it all patiently, occasionally taking notes, nodding encouragement." — Chris McGreal; UN Meets Homeless Victims of American Property Dream; The Guardian (London, UK); Nov 12, 2009.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - referent

Nederlands (Dutch)
rapporteur (die in opdracht verslag doet)

Français (French)
n. - rapporteur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Person, die ein Protokoll ausarbeitet

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εισηγητής (έκθεσης, ομάδας εργασίας κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
stenografo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - relator (m)

Русский (Russian)
докладчик

Español (Spanish)
n. - ponente, relator

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tjänsteman m uppg att samla in info o vidarebef den t styrelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
记录员, 书记, 汇报人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 記錄員, 書記, 彙報人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기자, 기록자, 기록계, 보고자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 報告者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المقرر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלשין, מי שמכין דו"ח על עבודת ועדה בשביל סמכות גבוהה יותר‬

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