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 of journalist

• 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

Unlike journalists seeking records through the California Public Records Act, the watchdog can compel internal agency records. — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

There are claims that Cabinet officials, politicians, journalists, civil society leaders and business executives were also subjected to unauthorized surveillance. — Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026

Associated Press journalists Serra Yedikardes in Trabzon, Turkey, and Ayse Wieting in Istanbul contributed to this report. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

As previously announced, Oyelowo and Prettejohn will play disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander, respectively. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

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