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Synonyms & Antonyms of columnist
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
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for columnist
- author,
- litterateur
- (or littérateur),
- pen,
- penman,
- scribe,
- scrivener,
- writer
- auteur,
- belletrist
- (also belle-lettrist),
- stylist,
- wordsmith
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for columnist
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of columnist was in 1917
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