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columnist

American  
[kol-uhm-nist, -uh-mist] / ˈkɒl əm nɪst, -ə mɪst /

noun

  1. the writer or editor of a newspaper or magazine column.

columnist British  
/ -əmnɪst, ˈkɒləmɪst /

noun

  1. a journalist who writes a regular feature in a newspaper

    a gossip columnist
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Etymology

Origin of columnist

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; column + -ist

Example Sentences

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The Dodgers had yet to play an exhibition game last spring when former Times columnist Dylan Hernández declared they could win 120.

From Los Angeles Times

This week, in fact, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni hailed the second season currently unfolding over a 15-hour shift on Independence Day, calling it a civics lesson.

From Salon

James Mackintosh is the WSJ’s senior markets columnist writing about global financial and macroeconomic trends.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Foreign Policy columnist Howard W. French observes, Rubio’s standing ovation wasn’t about anything he said.

From Salon

It’s partly the cheapskate middle-class advice columnist in me, and it’s partly due to where you are in your life.

From MarketWatch

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