columnist

[kol-uhm-nist, -uh-mist]

noun

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

columnist

/ -əmnɪst, ˈkɒləmɪst /

noun

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

   a gossip columnist

Word History and Origins

Origin of columnist¹

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

Example Sentences

Awards columnist Glenn Whipp handicaps the best picture race as it stands right now.

From Los Angeles Times

She has since led a number of documentaries and episodes of Panorama, and was a columnist for the Mirror.

From BBC

Corporations are the agents actually carrying out the firings and suspensions, as in the cases of Jimmy Kimmel and Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah.

From Salon

Longtime readers of this space, if any exist, know how your friendly columnist feels about horse-race polls.

From Los Angeles Times

We share our horror in hushed tones with like-minded friends or find momentary solidarity in a columnist’s outrage, but mostly we’re left to process these events on our own.

From Salon

Related Words

• correspondent 
• reporter 
• writer