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
The latest instance of this belief comes from Jason Gay, the Wall Street Journal’s sports columnist who was invited to deliver a commencement address at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Wendt’s duties included cleaning legendary columnist Mike Royko’s office and taking copy desk lunch orders.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Top pick Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans get no respect from NFL schedule makers, writes columnist Jarrett Bell.
—Cesar Brioso, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Clock ticks toward free agency for NHL star Auston Matthews delivers: Maple Leafs captain finds the net, redemption and relief
Pierre LeBrun has been a senior NHL columnist for The Athletic since 2017.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Wendt’s duties included cleaning legendary columnist Mike Royko’s office and taking copy desk lunch orders.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Top pick Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans get no respect from NFL schedule makers, writes columnist Jarrett Bell.
—Cesar Brioso, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Clock ticks toward free agency for NHL star Auston Matthews delivers: Maple Leafs captain finds the net, redemption and relief
Pierre LeBrun has been a senior NHL columnist for The Athletic since 2017.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
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The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet, Deputy Opinion Editor Dan Sweeney, editorial writers Pat Beall and Martin Dyckman, and Executive Editor Gretchen Day-Bryant.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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Connecting with fellow writers at the Northern California Writers’ Retreat provided both emotional support and practical knowledge.—
Jaclyn Westlake,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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Peter Navarro, Trump’s top trade adviser, told reporters Thursday that the Administration will still find a way to implement the tariffs regardless of the court ruling on Trump’s use of emergency powers.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Betty Lin-Fisher is a consumer reporter for USA TODAY.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Christopher Elliott is an author, consumer advocate, and journalist.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The Roman author Pliny the Elder praised wines from the northeastern corner of modern-day Italy in 77 A.D., specifically those from the village of Puccino, which many historians consider the ancestral home of Prosecco.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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About the Author Keren Landman Keren Landman is an independent journalist based in Atlanta.—
Keren Landman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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Sacha Jenkins, the hip-hop journalist, filmmaker, and historian who co-founded the seminal Nineties magazine Ego Trip, died on Friday.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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The novelists’ parents were Patrick and Maria Brontë, an Irish clergyman and a Cornish gentlewoman who married in 1812.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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Indies held their own on super start-of-summer weekend as Jane Austen, the late 18th century British novelist and early feminist continued her box office run in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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