paper mill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients.
  2. An organization that unethically sells pre-written papers to students.
  3. An organization that produces large volumes of poor-quality or forged research papers.

Word forms

paper mill paper mills papermill

Etymology

paper + mill

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