journalist

[jur-nl-ist] / ˈdʒɜr nl ɪst /

NOUN

person who writes about factual events for a living

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broadcaster columnist commentator correspondent editor press reporter writer

STRONG

announcer contributor cub hack newsperson publicist scribe scrivener stringer

WEAK

media person newspaper person pencil pusher television commentator

Example Sentences

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“I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting,” Alfonsi told the New York Times of her firing.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Stanford also shared some of the emails with a journalist, the judgment says.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Mr. Raftery, a journalist and the author of “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Coast Guard Academy commencement, a journalist asked the president what he thought of Mr. Pratt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Maybe I'll be a story-telling journalist, too, one day.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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