columnist
noun
col·um·nist
ˈkä-ləm-nist 
-lə-mist,
also ˈkäl-yəm-nist,
-yə-mist
: one who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Lara Williams is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change.
—Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Charlie Fink is a consultant, columnist, author, and adjunct, covering AI, XR, and the Metaverse for Forbes.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Sean Keeler, sports columnist: Back to the Little Kids Table with you, Broncos.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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columnist
noun
col·um·nist
ˈkäl-əm-(n)əst
: a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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