columnist

columnist
columnist 1920, from COLUMN (Cf. column) in the newspaper sense + -IST (Cf. -ist).

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  • columnist — col um*nist, n. a journalist who writes or edits a regularly scheduled column[8] in a periodical, usually in editorial style; a type of editorialist. [RP] {fifth columnist} see {fifth columnist} in the vocabulary …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • columnist — /ˈkɔlumnist, ingl. ˈkHləmnɪst/ [ingl., «articolista», da column «colonna» (di giornale)] s. m. e f. inv. articolista, opinionista …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • columnist — meaning a writer of a newspaper column, is pronounced with the n expressed …   Modern English usage

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  • columnist — ☆ columnist [käl′əm nist΄ ] n. a person who writes or prepares a column, as in a newspaper or magazine …   English World dictionary

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  • columnist — n. 1) a syndicated columnist 2) a fifth columnist ( an enemy agent operating behind one s own lines ) * * * [ kɒləm(n)ɪst] a syndicated columnist a fifth columnist ( an enemy agent operating behind one s own lines ) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • columnist — [[t]kɒ̱ləmɪst[/t]] columnists N COUNT: oft N for n A columnist is a journalist who regularly writes a particular kind of article in a newspaper or magazine. Clarence Page is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune. ...the gossip columnists favourite… …   English dictionary

  • columnist — UK [ˈkɒləmnɪst] / US [ˈkɑləmnɪst] noun [countable] Word forms columnist : singular columnist plural columnists a journalist who writes a regular series of articles for a particular newspaper or magazine …   English dictionary

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