reputation
♦ repu|ta|tion /r'epjʊt'eɪʃən/ (reputations)
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
To have a reputation for something means to be known or remembered for it.
Alice Munro has a reputation for being a very depressing writer.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
Something's or someone's reputation is the opinion that people have about how good they are. If they have a good reputation, people think they are good.
The stories ruined his reputation.
3 [PHRASE]
If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
She was by reputation a good organiser.
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
To have a reputation for something means to be known or remembered for it.
Alice Munro has a reputation for being a very depressing writer.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
Something's or someone's reputation is the opinion that people have about how good they are. If they have a good reputation, people think they are good.
The stories ruined his reputation.
3 [PHRASE]
If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
She was by reputation a good organiser.