COLUMNIST Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

columnist

noun

Definition of columnist

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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 And with that shift comes a different columnist, as Joe Reid hands the newsletter reins over to Nate Jones. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Earlier in the year, gossip columnist Rob Shuter revealed that the ceremony was a gift from billionaire family friends with close connections to Anderson. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026 Footlik also paid tens of thousands of dollars to a columnist for Haaretz. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 Steve Bousquet is the Opinion Editor of the Sun Sentinel and a columnist in Tallahassee, Fort Lauderdale and, on occasion, Imperial Point. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for columnist

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Noun

There’s an irony in this prominent liberal writer’s lack of interest in actual politics — in any kind of collective solidarity that might extend beyond the county line.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Nancy Slonim Aronie, a writer and artist friend on the Vineyard, had a more alarming experience after she was rushed to a hospital in Boston in January for open heart surgery.

— Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of writer

Noun

The president was asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Horton, a former KTLA broadcaster who has worked as an anchor, reporter, host, play-by-play announcer and voice actor, reached out to the team about the opportunity.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of reporter

Noun

That figure is the first half of the show’s title, the activist, author, and playwright Larry Kramer, who co-founded Gay Men’s Health Crisis and ACT UP and was instrumental in bringing the AIDS crisis to public attention.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Steinbeck’s novel is largely centered around the Hamiltons (who emigrate from Ireland to the author’s beloved Salinas Valley) and the Trasks (who move to California from the East Coast).

— Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of author

Noun

Hayoun, apologizing for his bloody shirt, within minutes was telling the prime minister and journalists what happened.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The seven ‘Georgia’s Choice’ episodes will feature reporting and analysis from journalists across the AJC newsroom and beyond, contextualizing issues and candidate platforms spanning affordability, immigration, healthcare and more.

— Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of journalist

Noun

All a novelist can do when representing Bush Two’s accomplices is to embody plausible ideologies in specific fictional characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The plot, very loosely adapted from a book by Douglas Kennedy, concerns Tom (Ethan Hawke), an American novelist who gets stranded in Paris, broke, with a gluey case of writer’s block.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of novelist

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