journalist

noun

ˈjər-nə-list How to pronounce journalist (audio)
Definition of journalistnext
as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories

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Recent Examples of journalist Associated Press journalists Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, and Julie Walker in New York contributed to this report. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 And my answer was more movies where print journalists are the heroes. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Frances Haugen opened up to journalists and testified before Congress, but opening up to a dramatist strikes me as a different thing altogether. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Yet when journalists began reporting on the grand jury report, Uthmeier talked about arresting them … for asking questions. — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for journalist
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  1. reporter
  2. correspondent
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  • The Athletic, which eliminated its Sox beat writer position a few years ago, had three reporters at Game 3.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Local sports reporter Eric Bailey shared a video from the concert.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of reporter
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  • There was Sylvester Stallone, DJ Khaled, and Ashley Graham as well as VF special correspondent Derek Blasberg and OpenAI’s vice president of partnerships Charles Porch.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As a determined floor correspondent at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, he was knocked down on camera by security guards while trying to interview a Georgia delegate whom the guards were removing from the convention floor.
    — Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of correspondent

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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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