John is a syndicated columnist.
what does that mean when combined? Does it mean that John works in different news channels. I know the dictionary meaning of syndicated but ….
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It means that John's column is reproduced in multiple newspapers - typically in geographically separated markets. The implication of the word syndicated is that a group of newspapers that publish his content function as a 'syndicate' - at the very least they make at least some of their content-purchasing/sharing decisions at a group level.
John may work directly for one of the newspapers that is a member of the syndicate, however given the subtle nuance of the term, it is perhaps more likely that he is a 'free-lancer' (ie. he is self-employed). 'News channels' idiomatically refers to television news - not a particularly good fit with the term 'column'.