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

Sweta Kaushal is a freelance journalist who explores the business of Indian films, and their impact on the society. —Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024

Her mother, a journalist at the Italian Communist paper l’Unità, planned to relocate to Italy with Rotolo in 1961, but the plan fell through after they were both injured in a car crash. —Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024

Mike Masterson is a longtime Arkansas journalist, was editor of three Arkansas dailies and headed the master's journalism program at Ohio State University. —Mike Masterson, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024

Speaking with journalists last month, captain Ryan Yates explained an injury-free pre-season was also crucial. —Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 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