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penny-a-liner

[ pen-ee-uh-lahy-ner ]
/ ˈpɛn i əˈlaɪ nər /

noun Chiefly British Archaic.

a hack writer.

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Origin of penny-a-liner

1825–35; penny-a-line (of writing) paid for at the rate of a penny per line + -er1

Words nearby penny-a-liner

Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch, Pennsylvanian, Penn, William, penny, penny-a-liner, penny ante, penny arcade, Penny Black, pennyboy, pennycress
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penny-a-liner

noun

rare a hack writer or journalist
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