columnist
A regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaperA regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper.
» That man is a newspaper columnist.
Meaning
1 sensesA regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper.
a sports columnist
a news columnist
Kolumnist, Kolumnistin
колумни́стkolumníst
колумни́стkolumnýst
- a journalist who writes editorials
Examples
11 sentencesThat man is a newspaper columnist.
The columnist raked up some old gossip.
Ali works as a sports columnist for the newspaper.
ruАли работает спортивным обозревателем в газете.
He has been a gossip columnist for nine years now.
They are both well-known columnists, but they work at rival newspapers.
ruОни оба — известные журналисты, ведущие свои рубрики, но работают на конкурирующие издания.
Translations
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Origin
From column + -ist, from Latin and Greek, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-.From column + -ist, from Latin and Greek, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-.
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Forms
plural: columnists| Singular | columnist |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a journalist who writes editorials:editorialist