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

• reporter
• correspondent

Examples of journalist in a Sentence

a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories

Recent Examples on the Web

Veteran journalist Deborah Norville — who retired from Inside Edition in May after serving as the anchor of the news magazine for 30 years — will also be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. —Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. —Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025

Snow plays investigative journalist Mandy Matney, the creator and host of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast. —Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

Poverty, immiseration under Maduro fuel migration surge During his tenure as head of Venezuela, Maduro has presided over the arrests of thousands of political opponents, journalists and human rights advocates. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 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