journalist
- 01 A2 Elementary
a person who writes news stories or reports for newspapers, websites, or television.
a professional who collects, writes, and edits news stories for publication or broadcast.
Simple“The journalist interviewed the mayor for a story in the local newspaper.”
In context“The investigative journalist spent several months uncovering the financial scandal before publishing the findings in a national broadsheet.”
UsageThe noun is countable and often used with the preposition 'for' to indicate the employer.
Synonyms - 02 C2 Proficiency
someone who keeps a personal journal or diary of their daily life.
an individual who maintains a regular personal journal or diary.
Simple“In the old novel, the main character was a dedicated journalist who wrote in her diary every night.”
In context“The historian examined the private papers of the Victorian journalist, whose daily entries provided a vivid account of domestic life in London.”
Teacher's tipThis sense is rare in modern English; 'diarist' is the preferred term for someone who writes a personal journal.
Synonymsdiarist
Usage journalists covering · journalist based
From journal + -ist.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.