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agony aunt

British  

noun

  1. Gender-netural form: advice columnist. (sometimes capital) a person who writes the replies to readers' letters in an agony column

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Zoe Trafford often had to play the role of agony aunt to her customers.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

One TikTok user, who goes by the name Ngo Keĩta, plays the role of a popular agony aunt, posting clips in Wolof, the language spoken most widely in Senegal.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

Between her memoir, podcast, a recent novel and her gig as an agony aunt for a British newspaper, many young British women see her as the trusted voice of a close friend.

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022

In 1968, Dodie Wells, the agony aunt for Petticoat magazine explained:

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2022

Madonna’s a good agony aunt when it comes to men.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2018

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