quill driver
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noun Facetious.
a person who does a great deal of writing.
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Origin of quill driver
First recorded in 1750–60
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for quill driver
Historical Examples of quill driver
A tyrannical little beast of a quill-driver from the Treasury department.
Under Western EyesJoseph Conrad
The very sight of that quill-driver is like poison and brimstone to me.
Love and IntrigueFriedrich Schiller
I believe that prefect's quill-driver was humbugging us when he said Asgard was only ten days' sail up.'
HypatiaCharles Kingsley
This quill-driver will publish details of how my wife scolds, which will make me the laughing-stock of all the town.
The Mesmerist's VictimAlexandre Dumas
A mere cashier—a quill-driver, a—well, a man like me—even he has a little of what is called feeling, you know.
A Doll's HouseHenrik Ibsen