journalist
[jur-nl-ist]
- a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- a person who keeps a journal, diary, or other record of daily events.
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Origin of journalist
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Related Words
correspondent, reporter, writer, columnist, press, commentator, editor, broadcaster, announcer, publicist, cub, hack, contributor, scribe, scrivener, newsperson, stringerExamples from the Web for journalist
Contemporary Examples
I was a journalist in New York City for the last of his three gubernatorial terms, a little more.
“He literally went underground to hold services,” Moscow-based dissident and journalist Victor Davidoff said in an email.
On December 16th, the journalist Barrett Brown will be sentenced before a judge in Dallas, Texas.
Gopal, a journalist who covered the war, gives a devastating account of how the conflict was astoundingly mishandled.
The most recent raid was actually the second attempt to free Somers, a journalist taken in Yemen 15 months ago.
Historical Examples
He is a New York journalist, and has nothing in common with the invaders.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
In all this, the journalist of the future may find an honorable place.
The Call of the Twentieth CenturyDavid Starr Jordan
He's a journalist, and a journalist can only work when he's excited.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
A journalist is a man without beliefs and almost without hope.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
You needn't get into the dumps because you've failed to make good as a journalist.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
journalist
- a person whose occupation is journalism
- a person who keeps a journal
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Word Origin and History for journalist
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