columnist
noun
col·um·nist
ˈkä-ləm-nist 
-lə-mist,
also ˈkäl-yəm-nist,
-yə-mist
: one who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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John Cairney, Sportico.com, 24 May 2025
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John Cairney, Sportico.com, 24 May 2025
The series, which has been a forum for 61 sports journalists over the years, went out with eight highly accomplished voices who made their reputations as newspaper columnists.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Back in the news, the former mayor of Carson Albert ‘Little Al’ Robles still has a lot of bones to pick, writes columnist Gustavo Arellano.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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columnist
noun
col·um·nist
ˈkäl-əm-(n)əst
: a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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