COLUMNIST


Meaning of COLUMNIST in English

col ‧ umn ‧ ist /ˈkɒləməst, ˈkɒləmɪst, -ləmnəst $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

someone who writes articles, especially about a particular subject, that appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine

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THESAURUS

▪ journalist someone who writes for a newspaper or magazine:

She worked as a journalist on the New York Times.

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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.

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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

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a war correspondent

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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

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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.

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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 Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.