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paragrapher

paragrapher

8.0
A writer of short pieces for newspapers or magazines
  • noun
  • /ˈpærəˌɡræfər/
  • Literature
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  • The paragrapher contributed witty observations to the editorial page each week.

Examples

  • As a young paragrapher, she quickly learned how to capture readers’ attention in just a few lines.

  • His reputation as a skilled paragrapher grew after several of his pieces were widely circulated.

  • She is an excellent paragrapher.

  • Many paragraphers contribute to the magazine.

  • As a young paragrapher, she quickly learned how to capture readers’ attention in just a few lines.

  • His reputation as a skilled paragrapher grew after several of his pieces were widely circulated.

  • The paragrapher contributed witty observations to the editorial page each week.

Synonyms

writer
vsparagrapher
1.0

A person who creates books, articles, or stories

focuses on short articles or paragraphs for newspapers and periodicals rather than long works

How Professional

editor
3.0
journalist
  • Literature
942 2.3
writer
1.0
paragrapher
  • Literature
8.0
amateur
122 2.8

Surface Forms

paragrapher singular
paragraphers plural

Morphology

paragrapher = paragraph (transparent) = paragraph + er

The word is transparently formed from 'paragraph' plus the agentive suffix '-er', meaning a person associated with paragraphs or paragraph-writing.

Etymology

Paragrapher comes from the word paragraph plus the ending -er, and paragraph itself has Greek parts para- meaning 'beside' and graph meaning 'to write'. So a paragrapher is someone who writes short pieces or paragraphs, often for newspapers, which is why the word means a writer of short published items.