as in writer
a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
The columnist is known to take provocative positions that often shape the opinions of her readers. a gossip columnist
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Recent Examples of columnist
Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist.
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Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Richard Wagoner is a San Pedro freelance columnist covering radio in Southern California.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Dan Walters is a CalMatters columnist.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Bobby Zirkin is a columnist at The Baltimore Sun and a partner at Zirkin and Schmerling Law in Baltimore.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
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Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Richard Wagoner is a San Pedro freelance columnist covering radio in Southern California.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Dan Walters is a CalMatters columnist.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Bobby Zirkin is a columnist at The Baltimore Sun and a partner at Zirkin and Schmerling Law in Baltimore.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
Noun
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Chris Kirschner is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the New York Yankees.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first of these—a cult favorite among writers, particularly youngish women writers—put Lemann on the map as a singular stylist, capable of crystalline insights into the miscreants and oddballs of the American South and great bursts of unrestrained sentiment.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Associated Press reporters Holly Ramer, Isabella Volmert and Marc Levy contributed to this report.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Robert Macedonio, an attorney for Ellerup and daughter Victoria Heuermann, stressed his clients were not involved in Rex Heuermann’s alleged crimes.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Taylor is among authors such as Gregg Hurwitz and Mark Greaney who have reinvented the thriller genre.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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But author and television producer Eli Frankel has some ideas.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Shayla Martin is an award-winning travel and culture journalist based in Washington, DC.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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Chesky stayed in contact with the tech journalist Kara Swisher, relaying criticism of the board.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately, the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany has been methodically recording thousands of writers’ events since 1983, when it was founded by the novelist William Kennedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Written by Coel, the series follows Henri (Coel), British-Ghanaian novelist who is on the run – from herself, her life, her partner, and that weird guy at her book talk.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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