noun

journalist

JUR-nuh-lihst

noun

Someone whose job is reporting on news and current events.

"The journalist interviewed dozens of witnesses for the story."

"A freelance journalist pitched the article to three magazines."

How to Use Journalist

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA person who researches and writes news stories professionally.

Common pairings

a freelance journalist award-winning journalist a journalist covering the war

journalists plural

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The _____ interviewed dozens of witnesses for the story.

From journal + the agent suffix -ist, meaning "one who works with journals".

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