Mercurists (an old English word for journalists, around 1700)
Historical Dictionary of Journalism
Previously: "the term “mercurist” was first employed (1602) in contrast to the far more familiar term “martialist.” Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “mercurist.”
Historical Dictionary of Journalism
Previously: "the term “mercurist” was first employed (1602) in contrast to the far more familiar term “martialist.” Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “mercurist.”