2007-06-14 03:34:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A columnist is a person who writes for a newspaper/magazine. Their work appears in columns, OK? Hope this helps
2007-06-14 03:43:56 · answer #1 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newspapers are large inexpensive paper sheets; so instead of writing all across such pages, the editors are told to produce columns, vertical strips a few inches wide; some longer stories must becontinued on back pages; others can be finished in a part of a column.
In another section of a newspaper, people paid to write an anlysis or even idea-level thoughful, or humorous stores on a regular or guest basis are given a certain length of wordawe to write; they are called "columnists" because, at one time, they had to finsih their writing within one single newspaper page's vertical column.
2007-06-14 10:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you mean a 'columnist' i.e. a writer of a column in a publication, such as a newspaper
2007-06-14 03:45:59 · answer #3 · answered by GB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a columnist is a journalist who writes a column in a gleaner or magazine
2007-06-14 12:14:31 · answer #4 · answered by Alexia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fifth one is a traitor
2007-06-14 04:34:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋