different between journalist vs penman

English

Etymology

From journal +? -ist.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??n?l?st/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d???n?l?st/

Noun

journalist (plural journalists)

1. (originally) The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly.
2. One whose occupation is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press.
3. A reporter, who professionally does living reporting on news and current events.
   • A staff member of the Kuchar County Judiciary told RFA that he did not have the authority “to answer political questions of this magnitude,” when asked whether 150 people had died in No. 1 Camp, and whether the number included any government officials or other employees.
     “We have a county-wide directive—firstly, to never provide answers to pretend journalists, and secondly, to never take phone calls of unknown origin,” he said.

Hyponyms

• presstitute

Related terms

• journalese

Translations

Danish

Etymology

journal +? -ist

Noun

journalist c (singular definite journalisten, plural indefinite journalister)

1. (journalism) a journalist, a reporter (reporter on a newspaper)

Inflection

Related terms

• journalistik
• journalistisk

Dutch

Etymology

From journaal +? -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?rna??l?st/
• Hyphenation: jour?na?list
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

journalist m (plural journalisten, diminutive journalistje n)

1. press journalist

Synonyms

• reporter
• verslaggever

Derived terms

• camerajournalist
• journalistisch
• journalistiek
• krantenjournalist
• misdaadjournalist
• onderzoeksjournalist
• oorlogsjournalist
• radiojournalist
• riooljournalist
• roddeljournalist
• royaltyjournalist
• tv-journalist

Related terms

• journalisme

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

journalist m (definite singular journalisten, indefinite plural journalister, definite plural journalistene)

1. a journalist

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?urnalist/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

journalist m (definite singular journalisten, indefinite plural journalistar, definite plural journalistane)

1. journalist

Swedish

Etymology

journal +? -ist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??rna?l?st/

Noun

journalist c

1. a journalist

Declension

Related terms

• grävande journalist
• journalistförbund
• journalisthögskola
• journalistik
• journalistisk
• journalistklubb
• journalistkort
• journalistkår
• journalistpris
• journalistuppbåd
• journalistutbildning
• journalistyrket
• nyhetsjournalist
• sportjournalist
• vetenskapsjournalist

References

• journalist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

English

Etymology

pen +? -man

Noun

penman (plural penmen)

1. A scribe, or person who copies texts.
2. A journalist or other author.
3. (slang) A forger.
   • 1962, H. L. Mencken, The Amrican Language (page 669)

     Forgers, counterfeiters (penmen) and other such intellectuals have a certain standing in the underworld and even pickpockets are respected more or less as the masters of a difficult art, but they do not rank with the princes of the big con […]

Translations

See also

• penmanship
• penwoman, penwomanship

Anagrams

• Nepman, pan men, panmen