blogger

noun

blog·​ger ˈblȯ-gər How to pronounce blogger (audio)
ˈblä-
plural bloggers
Synonyms of bloggernext
: a person who writes for and maintains a blog
a food blogger
travel bloggers in Paris
One of the most valuable things I do as a blogger is read five or six news accounts of the same event and then present to my readers the bits and pieces that illuminate one another …Kevin Drum

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The infamous gossip blogger took to social media over the weekend to share a video of himself breathing shallowly in a hospital bed, with a tube of oxygen hooked up through his nostrils. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 Some bloggers reported this week, citing sources on the front lines, that Russian soldiers were being told to remove Telegram from their phones or face punishment. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026 Telegram trails only WhatsApp — also severely restricted — in popularity among Russians, and is widely used by government agencies for their official social media presence, as well as by pro-Kremlin commentators and military bloggers with hundreds of thousands of followers. ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, longtime New York Rangers fan and hockey blogger turned publicist Johanna Albertsson, locked in during the Olympics. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blogger

Word History

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blogger was in 1999

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“Blogger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blogger. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.

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