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agony aunt
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agony auntnoun
a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in
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agony auntnoun
A writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical.
agony auntnoun
Someone who people commonly go to for advice about personal problems, often annoyingly so.
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Agony aunt
An advice column is a column in a question and answer format. Typically, a (usually anonymous) reader writes to the media outlet with a problem in the form of a question, and the media outlet provides an answer or response. The responses are written by an advice columnist (colloquially known in British English as an agony aunt, or agony uncle if the columnist is male). An advice columnist is someone who gives advice to people who send in problems to the media outlet. The image presented was originally of an older woman dispensing comforting advice and maternal wisdom, hence the name "aunt". Sometimes the author is in fact a composite or a team: Marjorie Proops's name appeared (with photo) long after she retired. The nominal writer may be a pseudonym, or in effect a brand name; the accompanying picture may bear little resemblance to the actual author. The Athenian Mercury contained the first known advice column in 1690. Traditionally presented in a magazine or newspaper, an advice column can also be delivered through other news media, such as the internet and broadcast news media.
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agony aunt
An agony aunt is a person, typically a woman, who writes a column in a publication like a newspaper or magazine, giving advice to people who write in with personal problems or questions. This term is often used in the UK, while in the US, terms like "advice columnist" or "advice guru" might be used instead.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of agony aunt in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of agony aunt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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