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

In these essays, our columnists follow their curiosity, and explore important but not necessarily answerable scientific questions. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026

Our columnists are ready to unknot your interpersonal complications. — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 7 July 2026

Some of Hollywood’s most theatrical scandals were efficiently contained by press agents who nurtured their clout with cops and columnists alike. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 4 June 2026

The two are former columnists at The New York Times, and neither had broadcast television experience before arriving at CBS. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 2 June 2026

Walters is a columnists for CalMatters. — Dan Walters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026

Local residents and columnists have called for improvements, and the issue has drawn attention as the World Cup nears. — Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026

The Sun’s five-member editorial board consists of Jensen, publisher Trif Alatzas, opinion editor Philip Caldwell, and columnists Torrey Snow and Julian Baron. — Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026

The book centers on four gossip columnists — one male, James, and three women — drawn from Shuter’s years in the trade, including his stint as a host on VH1’s The Gossip Table. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026