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n.[Brit. Informal] a person, esp. a woman, who replies to the letters of readers in a newspaper or magazine column (agony column) giving advice, consolation, etc.
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agony aunt — An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having problems, especially personal ones … The small dictionary of idiomes
agony aunt — (or agony uncle) ► NOUN Brit. informal ▪ a person who answers letters in an agony column … English terms dictionary
agony aunt — agony .aunt n BrE someone who writes an agony column … Dictionary of contemporary English
agony aunt — agony aunts N COUNT An agony aunt is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to readers who have written to them for advice on their personal problems. [BRIT] Syn: advice columnist (in AM, use advice columnist) … English dictionary
agony aunt — n. [Brit. Informal] a person, esp. a woman, who replies to the letters of readers in a newspaper or magazine column (agony column) giving advice, consolation, etc … English World dictionary
agony aunt — agony ,aunt noun count BRITISH a woman who writes an ADVICE COLUMN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
agony aunt — noun a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in • Hypernyms: ↑newspaper columnist * * * noun Usage: chiefly Brit : a person who writes an advice column * * * agony aunt noun 1.… … Useful english dictionary
agony aunt — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms agony aunt : singular agony aunt plural agony aunts British a woman whose job is to give advice about personal problems in a newspaper or magazine by answering people s letters. The American word is advice… … English dictionary
agony aunt — noun a) A writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical. You should write in to the agony aunt; shell sort it out for you. b) Someone who people commonly go to for advice about personal problems, often annoyingly so. Im sick of… … Wiktionary
agony aunt — An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having problems, especially personal ones. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
