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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An AFP journalist was told the coffee could not be taken into the main hall.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The younger journalist brings a softer tone to his reports.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Investigative journalist Vicky Ward who has reported on Epstein for decades says the timing of the press conference is confusing.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Mr. Windolf, a journalist, begins by detailing how similar his subjects’ childhoods were.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

I was in Haiti as a journalist, writing about the presence of twenty thousand American soldiers there.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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