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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Look, sports and sanctimonious have gone hand in hand from the earliest of days of newspaper columnists to the most recent of social-media outlets.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Even conservatives are mad, writes columnist Anita Chabria.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
It's called Ced’s Corner, from the mind of the American-Statesman’s resident sports columnist, the 2025 NSMA Texas Sportswriter of the Year.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Summers is a columnist, economist and public policy analyst, and a former editorial writer for the Orange County Register / Southern California News Group.
—Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Even conservatives are mad, writes columnist Anita Chabria.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
It's called Ced’s Corner, from the mind of the American-Statesman’s resident sports columnist, the 2025 NSMA Texas Sportswriter of the Year.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Summers is a columnist, economist and public policy analyst, and a former editorial writer for the Orange County Register / Southern California News Group.
—Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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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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