noun · neutral
columnist
UK/ˈkɒləmnɪst/US/ˈkɑːləmnɪst/COL·umn·ist
a writer who contributes a regular article (a column) to a newspaper or magazine, often expressing opinions
Examples
“The newspaper's columnist wrote about the housing crisis this week.”
“She was hired as a travel columnist after her blog became popular.”
“Columnists often have strong personal opinions in their pieces.”
Band 8 sentence
“As the paper's long-serving columnist, he combined insider knowledge with sharp analysis to influence public debate.”
Collocations
- newspaper columnist
- opinion columnist
- weekly/monthly columnist
Word family
Common mistakes
He is journalist and writes columns.→He is a columnist and writes columns.
She writes column every Sunday.→She writes a column every Sunday.
Say it for a higher band
5writer→6journalist→7+columnist
Synonyms
opinion writer
Easily confused
journalist
“The journalist reported the event factually, while the columnist offered an opinion piece the next day.”
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