paragrapher

American  

[par-uh-graf-er, -grah-fer] / ˈpær əˌgræf ər, -ˌgrɑ fər /

especially British, paragraphist

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of paragrapher

1815–25; paragraph ( def. ) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

For balance, Torchsinger Libby Holman was named vice chairman, and Mrs. Howard Brubaker, wife of a New Yorker paragrapher, executive secretary.

From Time Magazine Archive

An American lady paragrapher writes with malice that she is always able to go to sleep at her customary hour when reading Howells.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1953, when the Detroit News's able paragrapher, Harry V. Wade, moved up to editor of the News, Vaughan took over Wade's syndicated column, "Senator Soaper Says."

From Time Magazine Archive

So rare is the professional paragrapher that Vaughan is occasionally credited with being the last of the breed.

From Time Magazine Archive

She is what you call a plain woman, and they're unmistakably 'new rich', but the newspaper paragrapher will never have anything on her.

From Clover and Blue Grass by Hall, Eliza Calvert