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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Follow wine columnist Seth Eli Barlow's suggestion and serve these with a sparkling punch.
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Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Here’s why California should go back to offering free college tuition, columnist George Skelton writes.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Following stints as a features writer and columnist for
...
—Cory Mull, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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