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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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
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Trump maintained close relations with Saudi Arabia, even after Mohammed was implicated in the 2018 killing and dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul.
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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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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Bill Reinhard is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association and a columnist for FantasyGuru.com.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Trump maintained close relations with Saudi Arabia, even after Mohammed was implicated in the 2018 killing and dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 29 Jan. 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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