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

The show also features performance footage and interviews with band and family members, journalists and music industry insiders. —Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 June 2024

Not just being covered by journalists and subject to outside narratives, but running a media company and creating a narrative of one’s own. —Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024

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, 9 June 2024

The press is at it again, badly misleading the public on one of the three key subjects where journalists absolutely refuse to set the record straight. —Becket Adams, National Review, 9 June 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