columnist
noun
col·um·nist
ˈkä-ləm-nist 
-lə-mist,
also ˈkäl-yəm-nist,
-yə-mist
: one who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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Faulkenberry, who lives in the Ozark School District, has been a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2021.
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Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
About this series Goldsmith is a Union-Tribune contributing columnist.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network's senior national college football columnist.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2025
In this week’s episode of SportsBeat KC, a sports podcast from The Star and KCUR, Chiefs insider Pete Sweeney and columnist Sam McDowell break down the triumph near Gotham and look ahead to Sunday’s home game against the Baltimore Ravens.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
About this series Goldsmith is a Union-Tribune contributing columnist.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network's senior national college football columnist.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2025
In this week’s episode of SportsBeat KC, a sports podcast from The Star and KCUR, Chiefs insider Pete Sweeney and columnist Sam McDowell break down the triumph near Gotham and look ahead to Sunday’s home game against the Baltimore Ravens.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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columnist
noun
col·um·nist
ˈkäl-əm-(n)əst
: a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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