agony aunt
Synonym of advice columnist, a writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other…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.
» In some countries, an advice columnist is known as an agony aunt.
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2 senses(Ireland, UK, informal)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.
You should write in to the agony aunt; she'll sort it out for you.
a female newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in
(Ireland, UK, informal)Someone commonly consulted for advice about personal problems.
I'm sick of everyone coming to me with their problems—I never wanted to be an agony aunt!
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1 sentencesIn some countries, an advice columnist is known as an agony aunt.
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From the much earlier British term agony column, initially used for personal columns and tFrom 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.
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