definitions

printer's devil

noun

devil(def 5).

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Nearby words

printback, printed circuit, printed circuit board, printed matter, printer, printer's devil, printer's error, printer's mark, printer's ream, printery, printhead

Origin of printer's devil

First recorded in 1755–65
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British Dictionary definitions for printer's devil

printer's devil

noun

an apprentice or errand boy in a printing establishment
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