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journalist

/ˈd͡ʒɝnəlɪst/

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What does journalist mean?

noun

  1. The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly.
  2. One whose occupation is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press.
  3. A reporter, someone who professionally reports on news and current events.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɝnəlɪst/

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They at once sought for the journalist, found him, developed him, and made him their industrious and well-paid servant.
Oscar WildeThe Soul of Man under SocialismProject Gutenberg ebook #1017
A journalist, like myself, is naturally delighted to find editors and a vast public so true to their writing friends.
E. V. (Edward Verrall) LucasRoving East and Roving WestProject Gutenberg ebook #7237
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The head of a musical publishing house joined them, bringing with him a journalist and the president of a German singing society.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
The entrance has to be by the door of the imagination, and the journalist is rarely able to open it for us.
Sara Cone BryantHow to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to TellProject Gutenberg ebook #474
The Journalist too, would not believe at any price, and joined the Editor in the easy work of heaping ridicule on the whole thing.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe Time MachineProject Gutenberg ebook #35