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penny-a-liner
[ pen-ee-uh-lahy-ner ]
/ ËpÉn i ÉËlaÉȘ nÉr /
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noun Chiefly British Archaic.
a hack writer.
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Origin of penny-a-liner
1825â35; 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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British Dictionary definitions for penny-a-liner
penny-a-liner
noun
rare a hack writer or journalist
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