sob sister
noun
1.
a journalist who writes human-interest stories with sentimental pathos.
2.
a persistently sentimental do-gooder.
Origin
1910-15
British Dictionary definitions for
sob sister
sob sister
noun
1.
a journalist, esp a woman, on a newspaper or magazine who writes articles of sentimental appeal
Slang definitions & phrases for
sob sister
sob sister
noun phrase
A woman news reporter or writer who specializes in sentimental or human-interest material
(1912+)