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
Jonathan Lansner is the business columnist for the Southern California News Group.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Being a manager is hard; being a blowhard columnist after a series that brought national indignity to the local nine is easy.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Jessica Roy is the personal finance and utility columnist for the Chronicle.
—Personal Finance Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
Abby McCloskey is a columnist, podcast host, and consultant.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Being a manager is hard; being a blowhard columnist after a series that brought national indignity to the local nine is easy.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Jessica Roy is the personal finance and utility columnist for the Chronicle.
—Personal Finance Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
Abby McCloskey is a columnist, podcast host, and consultant.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
Noun
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Great science-fiction writers, almost by definition, are masters of cognitive estrangement.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Born and raised in New York, Lanie Goodman is an arts and travel writer based in the south of France since 1988.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Perez and Cohen learned of their friends’ death from a Herald reporter.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The author argues that sheriffs should not have independent authority over ballots and election procedures, and calls for the state legislature to clarify sheriff powers by amending the constitution to make sheriffs appointed rather than elected, similar to police chiefs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of JTA or its parent company, 70 Faces Media.—
Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Fortunately, the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany has been methodically recording thousands of writers’ events since 1983, when it was founded by the novelist William Kennedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Written by Coel, the series follows Henri (Coel), British-Ghanaian novelist who is on the run – from herself, her life, her partner, and that weird guy at her book talk.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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