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

Rachel Burchfield writes about fashion, beauty, wellness & pop culture At last, menopause is having its moment—but sometimes journalist, writer and menopause advocate Tamsen Fadal still can’t believe it. —Rachel Burchfield, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

On the other end of Blake Street, 39-year-old Marvin McCullough is more obliging to the brigade of journalists parked outside his home. —Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025

This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes structured information from TomTom and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom. —Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. —Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2025

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