columnist

noun

col·​um·​nist ˈkä-ləm-nist How to pronounce columnist (audio)
-lə-mist,
 also  ˈkäl-yəm-nist,
-yə-mist
: one who writes a newspaper or magazine column
columnistic
ˌkä-ləm-ˈni-stik How to pronounce columnist (audio)
 also  ˌkäl-yəm-
adjective

Examples of columnist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The only thing that could prevent the Dodgers from winning the 2024 world series is themselves, columnist Bill Plaschke writes. Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024 Boris Johnson, an amusing right-wing columnist, who was getting his start on television, also lived nearby. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 But as Star sports columnist Sam McDowell reported last week, the Royals are once again analyzing that site. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 Jackie Calmes is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times in Washington, D.C. Jackie Calmes, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024 What did this say about the royals and their control of social media vis-a-vis tabloid news, one New York Times columnist asked, while another saw a double standard between the treatment of Middleton and her sister-in-law, Meghan Markle. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2024 To back up his view that investors should be cautious, Yardeni featured comments from Michael Brush, a MarketWatch columnist and the publisher of the newsletter Brush Up on Stocks, who noted that insider sales trends aren’t looking great. Will Daniel, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024 Chat with a satire columnist: Alexandra Petri offers a lighter take on news and political in(s)anity. Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024 Sports columnist Jason Williams and I both narrowed it down to those two but incorrectly chose the McDonald's version. David Wysong, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of columnist was in 1917

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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

columnist

noun
col·​um·​nist ˈkäl-əm-(n)əst How to pronounce columnist (audio)
: a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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