paragrapher

[ par-uh-graf-er, -grah-fer ]

noun
  1. a person who writes very short pieces or fillers for a newspaper.

Origin of paragrapher

1
1815–25; paragraph + -er1
  • Also especially British, par·a·graph·ist [par-uh-graf-ist ‐grah-fist] /ˈpær əˌgræf ɪst ‐ˌgrɑ fɪst/ .

Words Nearby paragrapher

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How to use paragrapher in a sentence

  • Think what a tremendous tragedy the funny paragrapher sums up in a few lines and sells to 'Puck' for $2.98.

    Discourses of Keidansky | Bernard G. Richards
  • My vision of the daring paragrapher who could say "Fudge" with such virgin enthusiasm instantly shifted.

    Hempfield | David Grayson
  • The State press took the matter up, and then the "paragrapher" had his season of merry-making.

    Old Ebenezer | Opie Read
  • In the eyes of the newspaper paragrapher it unquestionably is, just as Missouri has more humorous connotations than Kentucky.

    The American Mind | Bliss Perry
  • She saw that he had caught the spirit of the paragrapher's fling.