paragrapher

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a writer of short newspaper paragraphs, especially gossip, editorial, or society items

   The actress checked the room for gossip paragraphers before speaking freely.

2. 2
   noun

   a person who writes or constructs paragraphs

   A careful paragrapher guides the reader from one idea to the next.

Formed from paragraph and the agent suffix -er. The historical newspaper sense often referred to writers of brief editorial or society items.

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