Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sob sister

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: sob -sis-ter
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Informal

Example Sentences

"I've read the word unmanned plenty of times — it's a favorite of the pulpsmiths and sob-sisters — but this was the first time I'd ever actually felt that way."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

sob sisters (plural)

Synonyms

agony aunt

Questions

What does sob sister mean?: A journalist, usually female, who writes mainly sentimental articles or has an advice column.

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