columnist

American  

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

noun

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

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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

Landing a generational quarterback is supposed to be near-impossible, like finding a coelacanth, a cool midsize rental car, or a Journal sports columnist who knows what he’s talking about.

From The Wall Street Journal

As an experiment, I prompted Gemini to “design an AI course for a handsome and sophisticated Wall Street Journal columnist.”

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Dan Gallagher is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street, where he covers the technology and media industries.

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Jason Riley is an opinion columnist at The Wall Street Journal, where his column, Upward Mobility, has run since 2016.

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Jonathan Weil is a reporter and Heard on the Street columnist covering finance.

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Related Words

• correspondent
• reporter
• writer