Definitions

journalist

[jur-nl-ist] / ˈdʒɜr nl ɪst /

NOUN

person who writes about factual events for a living

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broadcaster columnist commentator correspondent editor press reporter writer

STRONG

announcer contributor cub hack newsperson publicist scribe scrivener stringer

WEAK

media person newspaper person pencil pusher television commentator

Example Sentences

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Enter a JOURNALIST, who has never met the actor before.

From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2011

JOURNALIST: What are you going to do about it?

From The Russian Revolution; the Jugo-Slav Movement by Kerner, Robert Joseph

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