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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Elizabeth Shackelford is senior policy director at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Philip Martin has been a columnist and critic for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 1993.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
Today, Tuscaloosa News sports columnist Chase Goodbread takes over:
The clock has stopped on Joe Castiglione's career as Oklahoma's longtime director of athletics.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Philip Martin has been a columnist and critic for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 1993.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
Today, Tuscaloosa News sports columnist Chase Goodbread takes over:
The clock has stopped on Joe Castiglione's career as Oklahoma's longtime director of athletics.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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