vlogger

American  

[vlaw-ger, vlog-er] / ˈvlɔ gər, ˈvlɒg ər /

noun

1. a person who creates and maintains a blog consisting mostly of videos rather than text or images.

   I’d like to replay a video by my favorite vlogger explaining how the Electoral College works.

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Etymology

Origin of vlogger

vlog ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Explanation

If you post video updates on your own website or online journal, you're a vlogger. If you're a good storyteller but don't love writing, you might want to try being a vlogger. Vlogger is a portmanteau of video and blogger, coined around 2002 along with the noun vlog. Anyone who primarily posts video updates to an online journal or weblog can be described as a vlogger. You can get started on your career as a vlogger by filming the cute things your pets do, the hilarious antics of your friends, or your cross-country roadtrip adventures. Post the videos online, and you're officially a vlogger!

Example Sentences

The ship's captain announced the death to passengers as "due to natural causes," said Ruhi Cenet, a 35-year-old Turkish travel vlogger who was aboard the ship.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

A vlogger named Jake Rosmarin who is on the MV Hondius has refuted claims that the ship is dirty, saying on social media it’s “simply not true.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Anthony Ambriz, a YouTube strategist who helps influencers get more views, recounts to Ms. Latifi the time he and a vlogger dad gave a presentation to other influencer parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"This is actually very bad... the texture is just weird," one vlogger said.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024

Chokecherry may be no place for hate now, but we’re willing to make an exception for a certain vlogger.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman