sob sister

sob sister
Synonyms and related words:
city editor, columnist, copy chief, copy editor, copyman, copyreader, correspondent, cub reporter, diaskeuast, editor, editorial writer, feature editor, foreign correspondent, gazetteer, interviewer, journalist, leader writer, leg man, managing editor, news editor, newsman, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, own correspondent, paragrapher, paragraphist, pressman, publicist, reader, reporter, reviser, rewrite man, rewriter, slotman, special correspondent, sports editor, subeditor, war correspondent

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  • sob sister — ☆ sob sister n. [Old Slang] a journalist, esp. a woman, who writes sentimental human interest stories …   English World dictionary

  • sob sister — n. a weak woman who is prone to crying. □ Mary is a sob sister. She wears you out fast. □ I had another sob sister in the office today. Went through half a box of tissues …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • sob sister — sob′ sis ter n. 1) jou a journalist who writes sentimental human interest stories 2) a persistently sentimental do gooder • Etymology: 1910–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • sob sister — noun Date: 1912 1. a journalist who specializes in writing or editing sob stories or other material of a sentimental type 2. a sentimental and often impractical person usually engaged in good works …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sob-sister — /ˈsɒb sɪstə/ (say sob sistuh) noun 1. a woman journalist who writes a newspaper or magazine feature in a sentimental style. 2. a person who plays on one s emotions …  

  • sob sister — 1. a journalist who writes human interest stories with sentimental pathos. 2. a persistently sentimental do gooder. [1910 15] * * * …   Universalium

  • sob sister — noun A journalist who writes mainly sentimental articles or has an advice column. Syn: agony aunt …   Wiktionary

  • sob sister —  Woman journalist responsible for articles dealing with women s problems (usu. through correspondence columns in newspaper or magazine) …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • sob sister — noun a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories • Hypernyms: ↑journalist …   Useful english dictionary

  • sob — (v.) c.1200, probably of imitative origin, related to O.E. seofian to lament, O.H.G. sufan to draw breath, W.Fris. sobje to suck. Related: Sobbed; sobbing. The noun is attested from late 14c. Sob story is from 1913. Sob sister female journalist… …   Etymology dictionary

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