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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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of columnist1

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; column + -ist
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Times columnist Bill Plaschke writes about his experience taking a boxing class to help fight Parkinson’s disease symptoms.

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In September 2020, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie quoted with approval the following: “’The judiciary is not the sole guardian of our constitutional inheritance and interpretive authority under the Constitution has varied over time.’”

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A few years later, Times political columnist Bill Boyarsky wrote about the political clout of big donors sponsoring a Yorty fundraiser.

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Times columnist Bill Plaschke believes the franchise’s need for a big man is worth moving a franchise favorite.

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Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest and columnist at the National Catholic Reporter, was at the Vatican when Leo was elected pope.

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