columnist

someone who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions
Intangible profession Q1086863
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columnist

Summary

columnist is a profession[1]. columnist draws 310 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #307 of 1,605).[2]

Key Facts

  • columnist's instance of is recorded as profession[3].
  • columnist's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • columnist is a type of opinion journalist[5].
  • columnist is a type of journalist[6].
  • columnist is a type of writer[7].
  • columnist is a type of opinionist[8].
  • columnist's Commons category is recorded as Columnists[9].
  • columnist's field of this occupation is recorded as column[10].
  • columnist's field of this occupation is recorded as columnistics[11].
  • columnist's said to be the same as is recorded as feuilletonist[12].
  • columnist's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Columnists[13].
  • columnist's different from is recorded as chronicler[14].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'chroniqueuse de presse'}[15].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kolumnistin'}[16].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'колумнистка'}[17].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sloupkařka'}[18].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'columniste'}[19].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'كاتبة العمود'}[20].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'колумнистка'}[21].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kolumnistka'}[22].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'בעלת טור'}[23].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Kolumnistin'}[24].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'colunista'}[25].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fy', 'text': 'kollumniste'}[26].
  • columnist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'columnista'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include profession[3] and position[4]. Recorded subclass of include opinion journalist[5], journalist[6], writer[7], and opinionist[8].

Why It Matters

columnist draws 310 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #307 of 1,605).[2] columnist has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] columnist is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Said to be the same as feuilletonist
    Male form of label {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Kolumnist'}, {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'колумнист'}, {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'colunista'} +3
    Aliases
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19595, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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