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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About this series Goldsmith is a Union-Tribune contributing columnist.
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Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network's senior national college football columnist.
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Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Our roster includes columnists like Sam Amick, Fred Katz, John Hollinger and Joe Vardon.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network's senior national college football columnist.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2025
Julia Sherwin, mom of three and former parenting columnist, told that becoming a parent with her husband Todd was daunting.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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