Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penny-a-liner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
pen-ny-a--lin-er
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Dated; Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

From penny-a-line + -er.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

penny-a-liners (plural)

Questions

What does penny-a-liner mean?
One who supplies writing to public journals for a set fee per line of text; a poor writer for hire; a hack.
Where does penny-a-liner come from?
From penny-a-line + -er.

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