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blogger

blogger

308 2.2
A person who writes posts on a website to share ideas or stories
  • noun
  • /ˈblɔːɡər/
  • Texting
translation icon : bloguero
  • Vivia Chen is the chief blogger at Careerist and a senior reporter for American Lawyer.
  • bloggers write
  • bloggers post
  • a popular blogger

It really makes me so mad when people think bloggers don't work hard.

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Examples

  • Before you contact bloggers and ask them to be part of your virtual tour, do your homework.

    Academic text (2010)
  • I remember some of the early bloggers, some of them are no longer around.

  • Is there a difference between a Blogger and an online journalist?

  • I am a mommy blogger.

  • The four most important things to focus on when pitching a blogger are:

    Academic text (2010)
  • The downside to Google Blogger is its limited choices.

    Academic text (2012)
  • But no, really, you are all some of the most influential bloggers and opinion writers I know, so I thank you very much.

  • And she's a Blogger and she's involved with film.

  • Unlike most criminal law bloggers, he writes with a fairly objective tone.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The successful blogger shared tips on how to gain more followers online.

Synonyms

writer
vsblogger
1.0

A person who creates books, articles, or stories

is narrower and focused on regularly updating an online personal journal
bloggess
vsblogger
  • Texting
1 8.2

A woman who writes a blog in a personal, informal style

is gender neutral rather than female specific

How Influential

netroots
  • Jargon
7.5
commentariat
  • Literature
4 8.4
activist
542 2.5
blogger
  • Texting
308 2.2
commenter
  • Texting
126 2.8

Surface Forms

blogger singular
bloggers plural

Morphology

blogger = blog (transparent) = blog + er

This is a regular agentive formation meaning 'a person who blogs'.

Etymology

Blogger comes from blog, a short form of weblog, which is web ('internet') plus log ('a written record' or 'diary'). So a blogger is someone who keeps an online 'log' or diary and writes regular posts, which explains the word's modern meaning.