columnists

noun

plural of columnist
as in writers
a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column The columnist is known to take provocative positions that often shape the opinions of her readers. a gossip columnist

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Recent Examples of columnists These are some of the Chiefs’ top position battles identified by Star columnists and beat writers heading into Saturday’s home game against the Los Angeles Rams. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026 Championship rings are not used as a measuring stick only by overcaffeinated fans and simpleminded columnists and talk-show hosts. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026 The essay and a follow-up went viral and were cited by columnists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 In these essays, our columnists follow their curiosity, and explore important but not necessarily answerable scientific questions. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026 Our columnists are ready to unknot your interpersonal complications. — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 7 July 2026 Some of Hollywood’s most theatrical scandals were efficiently contained by press agents who nurtured their clout with cops and columnists alike. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 4 June 2026 The two are former columnists at The New York Times, and neither had broadcast television experience before arriving at CBS. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 2 June 2026 Walters is a columnists for CalMatters. — Dan Walters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnists
  1. writers
  2. authors
  3. reporters
  4. journalists
Noun
  • Ahead of its sixth season, Brunson remains committed to acting and remaining in the writers’ room as opposed to directing episodes herself (for now).
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Franklin Park is mostly fiction; Crown Inn is mostly emerging writers and poets.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of writers
Noun
  • The novel was edited by Jordan Pavlin, now Knopf’s executive vice president and publisher, whose authors include Kazuo Ishiguro, Bret Easton Ellis, and Jhumpa Lahiri.
    — Keziah Weir, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The study authors predict that future telescope advancements will allow for further detection of these clusters within and outside our galaxy.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of authors
Noun
  • And for broadcast leaders, please keep investing in reporters and tools to serve the traveling public.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But the chief declined to classify the violence as gang-related at a community briefing on July 24, when reporters pressed her about whether the people involved belonged to rival gangs or families.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of reporters
Noun
  • Silence creates a vacuum that will inevitably be filled by opponents, journalists and social media.
    — Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • While corporate and ideological restructuring has put prominent CBS journalists out of work, Alexander is leaving NBC on good terms.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of journalists

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