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/peɾjoˈðista/

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Translation

journalist, reporter

Word origin

From periódico ('newspaper') plus the agent suffix -ista. Periódico goes back to Greek periodos ('circuit, recurrence'), from peri ('around') plus hodos ('way').

Origin
Greek
Root
periodos
English cognates
period, periodical

Grammar

Gendercommon
Pluralperiodistas

Examples

entrevistó .

The journalist interviewed the president this morning.

gran .

He wants to be a journalist and work at a big newspaper.

.

Several reporters were waiting at the exit of the court.

revuelo.

The journalist published a story that caused a great stir.

, comprueba .

As a journalist, she always checks her sources.

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This word is part of lesson 35.