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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It's called Ced’s Corner, from the mind of the American-Statesman’s resident sports columnist, the 2025 NSMA Texas Sportswriter of the Year.
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
Philip Martin has been a columnist and critic for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 1993.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 2 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere, Maggie Entenfellner, the columnist at Krone who is also one of the chiefs of Freunde der Tierecke, described Kathrin presenting another donation of 50,000 euros to a children’s organization.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
That’ll certainly play — enough to convince AJC columnist Michael Cunningham that the Hawks are playoff-ready.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
Philip Martin has been a columnist and critic for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 1993.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 2 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere, Maggie Entenfellner, the columnist at Krone who is also one of the chiefs of Freunde der Tierecke, described Kathrin presenting another donation of 50,000 euros to a children’s organization.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
That’ll certainly play — enough to convince AJC columnist Michael Cunningham that the Hawks are playoff-ready.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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