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

His comments follow a row between Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson and Essex Police, who are investigating an allegation she breached the Public Order Act in a social media post last year.

From BBC

In the wake of Stewart’s comments, New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser shot back at Stewart, writing in an article, “I’m alive, b***h!”

From Salon

Andrew Ross Sorkin is a columnist and the founder of DealBook, the flagship business and policy newsletter at The Times and an annual conference.

From New York Times

Schiff declined to be interviewed for this story, but recently told Times columnist Mark Z. Barabak that he plans to focus on bringing down the cost of living for working- and middle-class families.

From Los Angeles Times

Emine Uğur, a well-known columnist in the Muslim community, says underlying tensions surrounding the war in Gaza meant that the ensuing violence was "a long time coming".

From BBC

Related Words

• correspondent
• reporter
• writer