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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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Yet the market isn’t held up by air alone, writes columnist James Mackintosh: Recent military history, U.S. earnings and hopes for artificial intelligence are providing support.

From The Wall Street Journal

Intelligent Investor columnist Jason Zweig is pretty sure how it will affect investors, though.

From The Wall Street Journal

Michael Brush is a columnist for MarketWatch and authors the stock newsletter Brush Up on Stocks.

From MarketWatch

Plus, the Iran war enters new phase with attacks on energy infrastructure, and what our tech columnist wishes he’d known about EVs.

From The Wall Street Journal

At that awards show, when former Times columnist Amy Kaufman asked the actor if she was engaged, Zendaya flashed her ring, smiled coyly and shrugged her shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times

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