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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Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
Pat Beall is a Sun Sentinel columnist and editorial writer.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Rafael Perez is a columnist for the Southern California News Group.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
During that time, Embiid was involved in a physical altercation with a Philadelphia newspaper columnist.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
Pat Beall is a Sun Sentinel columnist and editorial writer.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Rafael Perez is a columnist for the Southern California News Group.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
During that time, Embiid was involved in a physical altercation with a Philadelphia newspaper columnist.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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