Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Journalist

Journalist , noun

[Compare French journaliste.]

1.
One who keeps a journal or diary; a diarist. [Obsolete] — Mickle
2.
One whose occupation is to write for any of the public news media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or internet; also, an editorial or other professional writer for a periodical.