Pulitzer, Joseph Syllabification: (Pul·it·zer, Joseph)Pronunciation: /ˈpo͝olitsər, ˈpyo͞ol-/Definition of Pulitzer, Joseph (1847–1911), US newspaper publisher and editor, born in Hungary. A pioneer of popular journalism, he owned a number of newspapers, including the New York World. He made provisions in his will for the establishment of the annual Pulitzer Prizes. Pulitzer, Joseph in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Pulitzer, Joseph in the British & World English dictionary