Definitions for sob sister

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sob′ sis`ter(n.)

  1. a journalist who writes sentimental human-interest stories.

    Category: Journalism

  2. a persistently sentimental do-gooder.

Origin of sob sister:

1910–15

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sob sister(noun)

    a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories

Wiktionary

  1. sob sister(Noun)

    A journalist who writes mainly sentimental articles or has an advice column.


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