columnist

noun

col·​um·​nist ˈkä-ləm-nist How to pronounce columnist (audio)
-lə-mist,
 also  ˈkäl-yəm-nist,
-yə-mist
: one who writes a newspaper or magazine column
columnistic
ˌkä-ləm-ˈni-stik How to pronounce columnist (audio)
 also  ˌkäl-yəm-
adjective

Examples of columnist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chat with a satire columnist: Alexandra Petri offers a lighter take on news and political in(s)anity. Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024 Sports columnist Jason Williams and I both narrowed it down to those two but incorrectly chose the McDonald's version. David Wysong, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024 Noah Feldman is a professor of law at Harvard University and a Bloomberg columnist. Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024 Times columnist Mary McNamara and I will be live-blogging during the Oscar ceremony. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024 These are the 25 true snubs and unjust losses that Times film critics, columnists, writers and editors still can’t get over. The New York Times Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Biden’s other occasional calls range from the columnist Thomas Friedman to the Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 Heilbrunn makes the interesting decision to begin his history on the eve of World War I. A primary villain in these chapters is the newspaper columnist H. L. Mencken, perhaps the most celebrated curmudgeon in the history of American letters. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2024 Get the Envelope newsletter for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes stories from the Envelope podcast and columnist Glenn Whipp’s must-read analysis. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of columnist was in 1917

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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

columnist

noun
col·​um·​nist ˈkäl-əm-(n)əst How to pronounce columnist (audio)
: a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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