journalist

[ jur-nl-ist ]

noun

1. a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
2. a person who keeps a journal, diary, or other record of daily events.

journalist

/ ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst /

noun

1. a person whose occupation is journalism
2. a person who keeps a journal

Word History and Origins

Origin of journalist¹

First recorded in 1685–95; journal + -ist

Example Sentences

In the interview, journalist Craig Melvin asked Clinton about the #MeToo movement and then read Lewinsky's column about the impact the #MeToo movement had on her perceptions of sexual harassment.

From Salon

Elements of that assessment were echoed by the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, now-retired Gen. Mark Milley, who told Watergate journalist and author Bob Woodward that he considered Trump “fascist to the core.”

From Los Angeles Times

Zoë Schiffer, a tech journalist and the author of Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter, told me that such acts would be especially appealing to Musk.

From Slate

Ben Collins, a former NBC News journalist who is chief executive of The Onion’s parent company, said on X: “We're planning on making a very stupid website.”

From BBC

Inc. provided financial support for Peter Brimelow, a former Forbes journalist, to write “Alien Nation” — a book Tanton helped edit and that would go on to shape the white supremacy movement.

From Salon

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