columnist

noun

col·​um·​nist ˈkä-ləm-nist 

-lə-mist,

 also  ˈkäl-yəm-nist,

-yə-mist

: one who writes a newspaper or magazine column

columnistic

ˌkä-ləm-ˈni-stik 

 also  ˌkäl-yəm-

adjective

Examples of columnist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elizabeth Shackelford is senior policy director at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune. —Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025

Commentary and opinions In Arizona, there’s relief along the border now that Trump is back in charge, columnist Mark Z. Barabak writes. —Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025

Greg Cote Miami Herald 305-376-3492 Greg Cote is a Miami Herald sports columnist who in 2021 was named top 10 in column writing by the Associated Press Sports Editors. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025

Pat Beall is a Sun Sentinel columnist and editorial writer. —Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing columnist

• advice columnist

Kids Definition

columnist

noun

col·​um·​nist ˈkäl-əm-(n)əst 

: a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column