columnist
n.a writer who produces a regular series of articles for a newspaper or magazine. These writers usually share their personal opinions on news, politics, or lifestyle topics.
n.a journalist who contributes a regular series of articles to a publication, typically expressing a personal perspective or specialized expertise.
“She works as a political columnist for a national newspaper.”
“The local columnist wrote a moving piece about the history of the town's oldest park.”
“While reporters are expected to maintain strict objectivity, the columnist is granted the freedom to use a more subjective and provocative voice to engage the readership.”
Commonly used with a modifier to specify the subject matter, such as 'sports columnist' or 'gossip columnist'.
“Presenter Max Pemberton, a psychiatrist in the NHS, Daily Mail columnist and author, and the experts he has assembled, waste no time in setting out their stall in The Great ADHD Myth?.”
“Carroll, a former magazine columnist who is now 82, sued Trump for attacking her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.”
From column + -ist, from Latin and Greek, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.