blogger
English meaning: Blogger
Definition
A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.
Example
“The travel blogger posted daily photos from her trip across Asia.”
Another example: “As a part-time blogger, she earns income from advertising on her cooking site.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An informal, modern term for someone who writes a blog. Common in everyday internet and media contexts; broadly neutral in register, though sometimes used dismissively of amateur online writers.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
Coined around 1999 from 'blog' (a shortening of 'weblog', web + log) plus the agent suffix '-er'.
Synonyms
- columnist
- commentator
- writer
- vlogger
Related Words
Common Collocations
- popular blogger
- travel blogger
- food blogger
- fashion blogger
- guest blogger
- become a blogger
Word Forms
blogger (n); blog (n & v); blogging (n); blogged
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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