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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Many poll-watchers, including this columnist, expected a Red Wave.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
Valenzuela was the man who connected L.A. to the Dodgers, columnist Bill Plaschke writes.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
He was ordered to pay the former Elle columnist $5 million from that civil trial, and then a further $83 million for defaming her.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist.
—Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
Valenzuela was the man who connected L.A. to the Dodgers, columnist Bill Plaschke writes.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
He was ordered to pay the former Elle columnist $5 million from that civil trial, and then a further $83 million for defaming her.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist.
—Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 4 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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