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columnist

[ kol-uhm-nist, -uh-mist ]

noun

  1. the writer or editor of a newspaper or magazine column.


columnist

/ -əmnɪst; ˈkɒləmɪst /

noun

  1. a journalist who writes a regular feature in a newspaper

    a gossip columnist

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of columnist1

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; column + -ist
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Yeah, I’m talking, for instance, about New York Times columnist David Brooks calling for mass action against the Trump regime and quoting the “Communist Manifesto,” pretty much non-ironically.

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It’s refreshing to see a sports columnist “man up” and admit when he’s off the mark.

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Los Angeles Times reporter Jack Harris and columnists Bill Plaschke and Dylan Hernández discuss where the team’s pitching woes are, how they might improve and which Dodgers Debate reporter is most stylish?

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Newspaper columnists condemned Wodehouse as a “Quisling,” libraries took his books off their shelves, there were condemnatory speeches in Parliament.

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It’s hardly a harbinger of rosy times to come when a financial columnist starts recommending mindfulness strategies.

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