journalist

[jur-nl-ist]

noun

1. a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.

2. a person who keeps a journal, diary, or other record of daily events.

journalist

/ ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst /

noun

1. a person whose occupation is journalism

2. a person who keeps a journal

Word History and Origins

Origin of journalist¹

First recorded in 1685–95; journal + -ist

Example Sentences

But the arrival of more journalists doesn’t necessarily mean the public will be better informed.

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Footage filmed by a freelance journalist working for the BBC at Nasser's mortuary appeared to show the body of a blindfolded man.

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Hegseth’s changes have upended eight decades of norms and practices between the military and journalists, and buck over two centuries of American freedom of the press.

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Findlay was working an investigative journalist for the Sun newspaper when William Burns knocked on his door disguised as a postman and threw corrosive liquid at his face.

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Two explosions were heard in central Kabul on Wednesday evening, AFP journalists said, with Afghanistan on edge after border clashes with Pakistan that began last week.

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Related Words

• broadcaster 
• columnist 
• commentator 
• correspondent 
• editor 
• press 
• reporter 
• writer