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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Emily Pennington is a columnist and longtime Outside contributor.
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Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 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, 13 Nov. 2024
Peyser covered the high-profile trial for the Post as a columnist, spending every day in court in order to produce a series of ruthless front-page takes about the Stewart scandal.
—David MacK, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Analysis will be provided by Cook Political Report editor-in-chief Amy Walter, Republican strategist Kevin Madden, Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir, Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 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, 13 Nov. 2024
Peyser covered the high-profile trial for the Post as a columnist, spending every day in court in order to produce a series of ruthless front-page takes about the Stewart scandal.
—David MacK, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Analysis will be provided by Cook Political Report editor-in-chief Amy Walter, Republican strategist Kevin Madden, Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir, Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 1 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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