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noun
Synonym of advice columnist, a writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical, especially an actually or assumed female writer of such a column.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, informal
Synonyms: advice columnist
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Someone commonly consulted for advice about personal problems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, informal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: newspaper columnist
History
From the much earlier British term agony column, initially used for personal columns and then for advice columns, and the informal use of aunt for any older female fictive kin.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
