journalist

noun

jour·​nal·​ist ˈjər-nə-list 

1

a

: a person engaged in journalism

especially : a writer or editor for a news medium

b

: a writer who aims at a mass audience

2

: a person who keeps a journal

Synonyms

• correspondent
• intelligencer
• newshound
• newsman
• newsperson
• pressman [British]
• reporter

Examples of journalist in a Sentence

a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories

Recent Examples on the Web

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During this time, the trusted journalist provided updates and data analysis as the numbers rolled in, which eased some voters' election anxiety. —Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024

Her successful career as a journalist includes reporting for The Washington Post, The ... —Miriam Porter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

Mainstay of the tech world, journalist Kara Swisher criticized Palantir’s ethos in The New York Times. —Chloe Berger, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

journalist

noun

jour·​nal·​ist ˈjərn-ᵊl-əst 

: an editor of or writer for a print or digital news medium