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 creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025

The book is by journalist and writer Bryce Hallett. —Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025

In an interview with ABC's Terry Moran that aired on Tuesday, the journalist said the president had the power to have Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported to El Salvador in March despite a court order blocking his removal, returned with a simple phone call to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025

In our Reality Check stories, Charlotte Observer journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 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