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English
Etymology
From column + -ist, from Latin and Greek, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-.
Pronunciation
Noun
columnist (plural columnists)
- A regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper
a sports columnist
a news columnist
a sporadic columnist
Derived terms
Translations
regular writer of a column
See also
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English columnist. Equivalent to column + -ist.
Pronunciation
Noun
columnist m (plural columnisten, diminutive columnistje n, feminine columniste)
- a (male or unspecified) regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper; a columnist
Descendants
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English columnist. By surface analysis, columnă + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.lumˈnist/
- Rhymes: -ist
- Hyphenation: co‧lum‧nist
Noun
columnist m (plural columniști)
- columnist
Declension
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