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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But was anyone watching beyond my fellow columnists Gustavo Arellano and Steve Lopez?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
While there were established columnists like Walter Winchell, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, most articles in these magazines either went unbylined or were written under pseudonyms.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Fill out the MarketWatch Retirement Questionnaire and one of our columnists might answer your question.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Sound advice for a struggling new parent: Slate’s advice columnists have heard it all over the years, so our parenting advice column has been bringing back some classics from the archives.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Perhaps London would be overwhelmed by poisonous gas, or overrun by German parachutists aided on the ground by fifth columnists before Lola’s wedding could take place.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
