Definition
A person who writes newspaper or magazine columns, providing regular commentary or advice on specific topics.
Etymology
From column (a regular article in a publication) + -er (agent suffix). Column itself comes from Latin columna meaning 'pillar.' The agent suffix -er was added in the 19th century to create this occupational noun.
Kelly Says
Columnists became a distinct profession when newspapers realized readers loved having the same voice speak to them regularly—it's like having a friend who visits your home every day with their opinions. This transformed journalism from just reporting facts into a more personal, opinion-based medium.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
columna ደህና
kol-um-na deh-na
ARالعربية
كاتب العمود
ka-tib al-a-mood
BNবাংলা
কলাম্নিষ্ট
kola-mnis-t
CACatalà
columnista
kol-o-mnist-a
CSČeština
kolumnista
kol-um-ni-sta
DADansk
kolumnist
kol-o-mnist
DEDeutsch
Kolumnist
kol-u-mnist
ELΕλληνικά
συντακτής
sin-tak-tis
ESEspañol
columnista
kol-um-ni-sta
FAفارسی
نویسنده ستون
nevisande setun
FISuomi
kolumnisti
kol-um-nis-ti
FRFrançais
columniste
kol-o-nist
GUGU
સ્તંભકાર
sthamb-kaar
HEעברית
כותב טור
ko-tav toor
HIहिन्दी
स्तंभकार
sthambh-kaar
HUMagyar
oszlopos
osz-lo-pos
IDBahasa Indonesia
kolumnis
kol-um-nis
IGIG
onye edemede
o-nye e-de-me-de
ITItaliano
colunnarista
kol-u-nna-ri-sta
JA日本語
コラムニスト
koramunissuto
KKKK
сütün жазушысы
soo-tyun ja-zu-shy-sy
KO한국어
칼럼니스트
kal-leum-ni-seu-teu
MRMR
स्तंभलेखक
sthambh-le-kha-k
MSBahasa Melayu
kolumnis
kol-um-nis
MYမြန်မာ
ကောလံမ စရိုက်
ka-lam-ma sa-ro-ik
NLNederlands
columnist
kol-o-mnist
NONorsk
kolumnist
kol-o-mnist
PAPA
ਕਾਲਮ ਲੇਖਕ
kaal-am le-kh-ak
PLPolski
kolumnista
kol-um-ni-sta
PTPortuguês
columnista
kol-um-ni-sta
RORomână
columnist
kol-u-mnist
RUРусский
колонописец
kolo-no-pi-sets
SVSvenska
kolumnist
kol-um-nist
SWKiswahili
mwandishi wa makala
mwan-dhi-shi wa ma-ka-la
TAதமிழ்
칼럼 எழுத்தாளர்
kal-lum e-zhu-tha-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
కాలం రచయిత
kaalam ra-cha-yitha
THไทย
นักเขียนคอลัมน์
naak-khian-khol-am-n
TLTL
manunulat ng kolum
ma-nu-nu-lat ng kol-um
TRTürkçe
sütun yazarı
soo-tun ya-za-ri
UKУкраїнська
колумніст
kol-um-nist
URاردو
کالم نگار
kalam na-gar
VITiếng Việt
nhà bình luận
nha-binh-luan
YOYO
olúṣègbọ̀
o-lu-she-gbo
ZH中文
专栏作家
zhuānlán zuòjiā