Synonyms of columnists

columnists

noun

plural of columnist

as in writers

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

Related Words

• writers
• authors
• reporters
• journalists
• novelists
• sportswriters
• bloggers
• newspapermen
• wordsmiths
• poets
• biographers
• litterateurs
• pens
• stylists
• scribblers
• coauthors
• paragraphers
• penmen
• scriveners
• cowriters
• scribes
• storytellers
• auteurs
• essayists
• ghostwriters
• autobiographers
• memoirists
• playwrights
• belletrists
• hagiographers
• memorialists
• dramatists
• fictionists
• fictioneers
• pamphleteers
• screenwriters
• hacks
• fabulists
• scriptwriters
• satirists
• wordmongers
• hatchet men
• romancers
• scenarists
• bards
• coscenarists
• versifiers
• rhymers
• prosaists
• prosers
• prosateurs

Dissimilar Words

• nonwriters
• nonauthors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of columnists

After the birth of the star system in Hollywood, Parsons and Hopper rose to prominence as gossip columnists who could make and break careers, and choose to keep or expose celebrities’ secrets. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

From the earliest days of his film career, fan magazines and movie columnists fixed on the unconventionality of Astaire's image. — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Times columnists Gustavo Arellano, Steve Lopez and Lorraine Ali are chatting about Tuesday night’s Los Angeles mayoral debate between Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

For the past couple of months, the Editorial Board and a veritable horde of guest columnists have been fixated on the mayor and his stance on Israel. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026

The group of Star columnists and reporters who regularly cover the Chiefs — Sam McDowell, Vahe Gregorian, Pete Sweeney, Pete Grathoff and me — weighed in on the bye-week awards and unanimously slotted Walker at the top of both ballots. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Multiple New York Times opinion columnists have argued that straight men aren’t reading for lack of relatable protagonists. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Politically savvy, wickedly and playfully witty, and in close touch with humanity’s many facets, Roger Simon was among the most admired newspaper columnists of his generation at a time when that world was rich in that species of wordsmiths. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

The new feed features posts by top football journalists and columnists, as well as some of the industry’s top commentators and hosts. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026