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
The Essex police launched an investigation into conservative Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson for an allegedly racist X post that criticized the police in November 2024.
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Matt Fleming is a columnist for the Southern California News Group.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Michelle Goldberg is a New York Times columnist.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Matt Fleming is a columnist for the Southern California News Group.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Michelle Goldberg is a New York Times columnist.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
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In crafting Christy, the biopic of boxer Christy Salters Martin that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, director David Michôd and his co-writer Mirrah Foulkes wanted to hew as close to the real-life story as possible.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mark Herbert and Gwen Gorst are executive producers for Warp, alongside series writer Mager, with Rebecca Ferguson and Jo McClellan for the BBC.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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There were reporters and photographers all around, clamoring for interviews and pictures.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Harold was instrumental in bringing Ian Fleming to the Viking list in the early 1960s, and personally edited the mystery author Rex Stout for Viking.—
Paul Slovak
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Soliman worked as a freelance journalist covering pro-democracy revolts in Egypt and neighboring Libya.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Talking to Bill Nighy about his star turn as a frail and at times broken novelist in & Sons is rather hampered by the British actor not having seen director Pablo Trapero’s father-and-son drama on a screen of any size ahead of its world premiere on Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Coffey has directed and co-written with novelist Blair Mastbaum.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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