English Explanatory Dictionary

penny-a-liner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who supplies writing to public journals for a set fee per line of text; a poor writer for hire; a hack.

Word forms

penny-a-liner penny-a-liners

Etymology

From penny-a-line + -er.

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