columnist
noun
the writer or editor of a newspaper or magazine column.
columnists
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pluralof columnist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
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From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
But it’s voters who decide elections, not know-it-all columnists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
For the first time, newspaper columnists are pondering a hypothetical scenario in which he might withdraw from the election.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Even so, the social columnists still did not write about his wife’s dresses when he and she attended the opera, the way they described the nightly couture of mesdames Palmer, Pullman, and Armour.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
