0%

journalist

jour·nal·ist
J j

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jur-nl-ist]
    • /ˈdʒɜr nl ɪst/
    • /ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jur-nl-ist]
    • /ˈdʒɜr nl ɪst/

Definitions of journalist word

  • noun journalist a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism. 1
  • noun journalist a person who keeps a journal, diary, or other record of daily events. 1
  • noun journalist A person who writes for newspapers or magazines or prepares news to be broadcast on radio or television. 1
  • noun journalist reporter, correspondent 1
  • noun journalist writer for newspaper or magazine 1
  • countable noun journalist A journalist is a person whose job is to collect news and write about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio. 0

Information block about the term

Origin of journalist

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; journal + -ist

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Journalist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

journalist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

journalist usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for journalist

noun journalist

  • reporter — a person who reports.
  • correspondent — A correspondent is a newspaper or television journalist, especially one who specializes in a particular type of news.
  • broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
  • newscaster — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
  • columnist — A columnist is a journalist who regularly writes a particular kind of article in a newspaper or magazine.

Top questions with journalist

  • how to become a journalist?
  • who was a pioneering woman journalist?
  • what is a journalist?
  • how to be a journalist?
  • what does a journalist do?
  • how much does a journalist make?
  • how much does a journalist make a year?
  • how to become an investigative journalist?
  • how to become a sports journalist?
  • how many years does it take to become a journalist?
  • how to be a journalist for national geographic?
  • how to become a freelance journalist?
  • how to write like a journalist?
  • how many years to become a journalist?
  • how to be a good journalist?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?