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/ʒuʁ.na.list/

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Translation

journalist

Word origin

From journal plus the suffix -iste. Journal comes from Old French jornel, from Late Latin diurnalis ('daily'), from dies ('day').

Origin
Latin
Root
diurnalis
English cognates
journalist, journal, diurnal

Grammar

Gendercommon
Pluraljournalistes

Examples

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My brother is a journalist on the radio.

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The journalist asked the president a difficult question.

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She wants to become a journalist after her studies.

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A good journalist always looks for the truth.

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The journalist wrote a long article about the war.

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