paragrapher

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

/ ˈpær əˌgræf ər, -ˌgrɑ fər /

Save This Word!

noun

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

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Also especially British, par·a·graph·ist

[par-uh-graf-ist ‐grah-fist] /ˈpær əˌgræf ɪst ‐ˌgrɑ fɪst/ .

Origin of paragrapher

1815–25; paragraph + -er¹

Words nearby paragrapher

paragoge, paragon, paragonite, Paragould, paragraph, paragrapher, paragraphia, paragraphic, paragraph mark, Paraguay, Paraguayan

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.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read