Definitions for journalist
ˈdʒɜr nl ɪstjour·nal·ist

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. journalist(noun)

   a writer for newspapers and magazines

2. diarist, diary keeper, journalist(noun)

   someone who keeps a diary or journal

GCIDE(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Journalist(n.)

   One whose occupation is to write for any of the public news media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or internet; also, an editorial or other professional writer for a periodical.

   Etymology: [Cf. F. journaliste.]

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. journalist(Noun)

   The keeper of a person journal, who writes in it regularly

2. journalist(Noun)

   One whose occupation or is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press.

3. journalist(Noun)

   A reporter, who professionally does living reporting on news and current events.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Journalist(noun)

   one who keeps a journal or diary

   Etymology: [Cf. F. journaliste.]

2. Journalist(noun)

   the conductor of a public journal, or one whose business it to write for a public journal; an editorial or other professional writer for a periodical

   Etymology: [Cf. F. journaliste.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Journalist

   A journalist collects, writes, and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. journalist

   A newspaperman out of a job.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. journalist

   A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, skills, knowledge, training and qualifications to create news articles or media articles and ensure the use of accurate, honest, balanced, impartial, truthful and just data, facts, information, proof, research and statistics that are easily verified.

   The journalists are respected as they provide a just and respectful service to people globally.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'journalist' in Nouns Frequency: #1326

How to pronounce journalist?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of journalist in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of journalist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of journalist in a Sentence

1. Bob Menendez:

   Stand up for the proposition that we won't let any allies, just because they're an ally, kill, with impunity, a journalist — something that we cherish under our Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the freedom of expression under the First Amendment. And stand up for the proposition that we won't let our bombs fall upon innocent civilians and have the moral responsibility which will be a blemish on our history for years to come.

2. Arthur Miller:

   A playwright is the litmus paper of the arts. He's got to be, because if he isn't working on the same wave length as the audience, no one would know what in hell he was talking about. He is a kind of psychic journalist, even when he's great.

3. Michelle Bachelet:

   The welcome releases of 62 detainees then (in June), with a further 22 – including journalist Braulio Jatar and judge (Maria) Lourdes Afiuni – set free yesterday and the authorities' acceptance of two human rights officers in the country, signify the beginning of positive engagement on the country's many human rights issues.

4. Syria Mazoun:

   I want to be a journalist, it's a very beautiful job, in my opinion.

5. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush:

   I mean, Ted Kennedy and Stephen Hayes the journalist and Cat Stevens -- I mean, this is not a list that you can be certain of, if the FBI knows that someone's in our country and they're tracking them, they shouldn't be able to get guns for sure. But the no-fly list is a much broader list. It's not an accurate list to be able to use for restricting gun rights for law-abiding citizens.

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