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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Christopher Wray just broke a prime rule of dealing with Donald Trump, columnist Jackie Calmes writes.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Trump was criticized for his close relationship with -- and defense of -- Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman during his first term, following the 2018 murder of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Private funding for a doc on Kim Novak is being assembled by Sue Cameron, a credentialed columnist and producer working with director Alexander Philippe, who did a doc on Billy Friedkin.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Trudy Rubin is a columnist and editorial-board member for The Philadelphia Inquirer, P.O. Box 8263, Philadelphia, Pa. 19101.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 10 Dec. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Trump was criticized for his close relationship with -- and defense of -- Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman during his first term, following the 2018 murder of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Private funding for a doc on Kim Novak is being assembled by Sue Cameron, a credentialed columnist and producer working with director Alexander Philippe, who did a doc on Billy Friedkin.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Trudy Rubin is a columnist and editorial-board member for The Philadelphia Inquirer, P.O. Box 8263, Philadelphia, Pa. 19101.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 21 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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