columnistcol‧umn‧ist /ˈkɒləmɪst, -ləmnɪst $ ˈkɑː-/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- Dan Dorfman, the influential financial columnist, was fired by Money magazine, the magazine's managing editor said Wednesday.
- The ambitious couple threw large parties, inviting celebrities and gossip columnists.
- Tony Kornheiser is a columnist for the Washington Post, and a talk-show host on WTEM.
- A self-confessed gossip columnist, she writes under her former married name of Lady Colin Campbell - to me her first vulgarity.
- Gossip columnists from the local papers wrote about them.
- Neal Ascherson, the award-winning writer, will be a columnist on the new newspaper.
- One Phoenix columnist, who claimed to have covered the accident, said Mix always drove a Stutz Bearcat.
- Stephanie Salter is a San Francisco Examiner columnist.
- Syndicated columnist Robert Novak chatted loudly with an editor on his cellular telephone.
- William Wong is an independent journalist and Examiner columnist.
THESAURUS► journalist
Collocations someone who writes for a newspaper or magazine: · She worked as a journalist on the New York Times.· I've always wanted to be a journalist.
► reporter someone whose job is to find out about news stories and ask questions for a newspaper, television or radio company etc: · A crowd of reporters were waiting outside the house all night.· He told reporters that he had no intention of resigning.
► correspondent someone who writes news articles or does reports about a particular subject, especially a serious one, for a newspaper or news organization: · our economics correspondent· a war correspondent· He was the BBC's correspondent in Moscow.
► columnist someone who writes articles, especially about a particular subject, that appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine: · an influential financial columnist· a gossip columnist
► hack informal a disapproving word for a journalist, especially one whose work is of low quality: · The editor sent one of his hacks to interview the murderer’s girlfriend.
► newsman/woman (also newspaperman/woman) a general word for someone who works for a newspaper, especially a reporter or editor: · an experienced newspaperman
► the press newspapers and journalists in general: · The press always like a good story about the royal family.· the right-wing press
► Fleet Street the British press. This phrase comes from the street in London, where many newspapers used to have their offices: · Relations between the government and Fleet Street aren't as cosy as they once were.
Longman Language Activatorpeople who work for newspapers► reporter someone whose job is to find out about news stories and write about them: · She works as a junior reporter on a local paper.· A crowd of reporters were waiting outside the house all night.
► journalist someone who writes for a newspaper or magazine: · She worked as a journalist on the New York Times.· My father hated journalists - he didn't trust any of them.
► correspondent someone who writes news articles about a particular subject, especially a serious one, for a newspaper: political/foreign/education etc correspondent: · "Schools in Crisis", by our education correspondent Nick Bacon.· Martin Bell worked for many years as the BBC's war correspondent, covering conflicts all over the world.
► editor the person in charge of a newspaper or magazine, whose job is to decide what should be written about: editor of: · Cummings is the editor of a local newspaper.newspaper/magazine editor: · Berendt, a magazine editor and columnist (he was once editor of New York magazine), first visited Savannah in 1982.business/sports etc editor: · Arch Ward became sports editor of the Chicago Tribune.
► hack informal a news reporter or journalist - use this about people you disapprove of or who you think produce bad quality writing: · The editor sent one of his hacks to interview the murderer's girlfriend.
► columnist someone who writes articles, especially about a particular subject, that appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine: · Tony Kornheiser is a columnist for the Washington Post, and a talk-show host on WTEM.gossip/political/sports etc columnist : · Dan Dorfman, the influential financial columnist, was fired by Money magazine, the magazine's managing editor said Wednesday.· The ambitious couple threw large parties, inviting celebrities and gossip columnists.
WORD SETS► Newspapers/Printing/Publishingabstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► conservative
someone who writes articles, especially about a particular subject, that appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine· George Will, a conservative columnist, rounded on Powell last year for identifying himself with Rockefeller.· A conservative columnist, George Will, provides a more vindictive answer.· James K.. Glassman, a leading conservative columnist, recently complained that conservatives were too focused on balancing the budget.
► political· Susan Zakin is the most perceptive and eloquent political columnist in print in Tucson and probably in the whole damn state.
NOUN► examiner· William Wong is an independent journalist and an Examiner columnist.· Stephanie Salter is an Examiner columnist.
► gossip· Business gossip columnists speculate endlessly on who will emerge as the old man's successor.· She threw parties and invited gossip columnists.· True, no gossip columnists allowed, no photographers permitted.· A self-confessed gossip columnist, she writes under her former married name of Lady Colin Campbell - to me her first vulgarity.· Nearby gossip columnist Louella Parsons listened attentively.
► newspaper· Politicians, clergymen and newspaper columnists denounced it as brutal and abhorrent: no more than human cockfighting.· The vendors' protests inspired newspaper columnists on influential papers to come to their defense.