(ˈpærəˌɡrɑːfə, ˈpærəˌɡræfə) or paragraphist (ˈpærəˌɡrɑːfɪst, ˈpærəˌɡræfɪst)
noun
a writer of paragraphs, esp a journalist who writes paragraphs for a newspaper
paragrapher in American English
(ˈpærəˌɡræfər, -ˌɡrɑːfər)
noun
a person who writes very short pieces or fillers for a newspaper
Alsoesp Britparagraphist
Word origin
[1815–25; paragraph1 + -er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coupon, diorama, norm, pullout, reamer-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner)