Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun journalist

2 senses of journalist

Sense 1
journalist -- (a writer for newspapers and magazines)
       => writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2
diarist, diary keeper, journalist -- (someone who keeps a diary or journal)
       => writer -- (a person who is able to write and has written something)