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

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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.]

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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?

1. 

   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. Steve Daniels:

   The viewers had an affinity for him, and he was a very trustworthy journalist— he covered politics and covered the world, and brought those stories home to North Carolina in a meaningful way that made the stories make sense, and put it in context for the viewers at home.

2. Don Corsini:

   Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Chambers family, stan was a brilliant journalist and one of the best in the business.

3. Mohamed Fahmy:

   We've realized a year ago, when we first walked into court, that the judicial community and the prosecutor were pretty much clueless about what it means to be a journalist, the details of what restrictions and what rules are required to be a journalist in Egypt, and I think they were picking up on it as the trial went on.

4. Meric Senyuz:

   It's a normal thing in Turkey, it's part of our profession, i'm lucky. As an opposition journalist I haven't been in prison.

5. Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer:

   He not only held his own, I think, in some ways, he sort of dominated… At the very end when they took questions, it was Trump who took charge, he's sitting in the palace of the president of Mexico. This never happens. Normally, it's the host who picks the journalist. Trump took charge naturally, walked off the stage as the dominant guy.

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