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journalist
noun jour·nal·ist \-nə-list\
Definition of JOURNALIST
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
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First Known Use of JOURNALIST
1693
Related to JOURNALIST
- Synonyms
- correspondent, intelligencer, reporter, newshound, newsman, newsperson, pressman [British]
JOURNALIST Defined for Kids
journalist
noun jour·nal·ist \ˈjər-nə-list\
Definition of JOURNALIST for Kids
: an editor or reporter of the news
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