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
This was written with assistance from Bloomberg columnist Liam Denning.
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Mark Gongloff, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Agustina Vergara Cid is a columnist for the Southern California News Group.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025
Bill Reinhard appears weekly on This Week in Pro Football (YouTube), is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association and a columnist for FantasyGuru.com.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Steve Bousquet is Opinion Editor of the Sun Sentinel and a columnist in Tallahassee and Fort Lauderdale.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
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Mark Gongloff, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Agustina Vergara Cid is a columnist for the Southern California News Group.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025
Bill Reinhard appears weekly on This Week in Pro Football (YouTube), is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association and a columnist for FantasyGuru.com.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Steve Bousquet is Opinion Editor of the Sun Sentinel and a columnist in Tallahassee and Fort Lauderdale.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
Noun
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Our theme this year was the enemy within for the writers’ room.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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When work evokes an involuntary emotional response, that is this writer's threshold for the definition of Art.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This latest exchange on social media comes after a rare in-person spat when Van Orden interrupted a Spectrum TV reporter interviewing Pocan and Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Wied outside of the U.S. Capitol.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dylan Sherman is a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Why should authors and writers like me be expected to work for free?—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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This all while both Effy and Preston are trying to prove the truth about a famed author’s work amid an ongoing war between their two home countries.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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IndyStar's newsroom internships are an important tradition that benefits readers, the news industry and aspiring journalists.—
Tory Basile,
IndyStar,
16 Aug. 2025
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Where relevant, the BBC will look to incorporate its journalists on the show, too — especially if there is a news angle to be discussed.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Sun has found comfort and satisfaction in his work as a novelist and florist after a difficult childhood in the entertainment industry, while Sung is driven to reach the highest echelons of career success as a team leader at Feel Entertainment, having seen her wealthy family lose everything.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Givhan, a Mexican American and Indigenous poet and novelist, grew up in Southern California’s Imperial Valley.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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