Meaning & use
vlogger
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UK/ˈvlɒɡə/
US/ˈvlɑːɡər/
Meaning
nouncountable
Someone who regularly films short videos about their life, opinions or hobbies and publishes them online for an audience.
Grammar: A person noun: she is a travel vlogger.
Patterns
- a vlogger who does something
- a travel vlogger
A popular vlogger filmed her entire trip to Japan.
My cousin became a full-time vlogger after her cooking videos took off.
The vlogger thanked her subscribers at the end of every episode.
Word forms
| plural | vloggers |
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Common combinations
- travel vlogger
- The travel vlogger posted a new clip from Lisbon.
- popular vlogger
- A popular vlogger reviewed the new phone.
- beauty vlogger
- The beauty vlogger demonstrated three ways to style short hair.
- aspiring vlogger
- As an aspiring vlogger, he bought a small camera and a tripod.
- vlogger community
- The vlogger community shared tips on editing.
Synonyms and how they differ
- YouTuber
- YouTuber names a creator on one specific platform, while vlogger describes the video-diary style wherever it is posted.
- content creator
- Content creator is broader and covers photos, podcasts and articles as well as video diaries.
- blogger
- A blogger writes, mainly in text, whereas a vlogger speaks to a camera.
Word family
Commonly confused: vlogger or blogger?
vlogger vs blogger
A blogger publishes mostly written posts; a vlogger publishes video.
Practice
Which person is best described as a vlogger?
Choose one answer.
A vlogger makes video blogs. A newspaper columnist writes text and a newsreader works for a broadcaster.
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