penny-a-liner
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penny-a-liner
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From penny-a-line + -er.
noun penny-a-liners
- One who supplies writing to public journals for a set fee per line of text; a poor writer for hire; a hack. […] (a dozen years ago he was not even a penny-a-liner: no such luck); […]
Talk about this word "penny-a-liner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/penny-a-liner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. penny-a-liner. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/penny-a-liner "penny-a-liner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/penny-a-liner.Cite this
@misc{penny_a_liner_2026,
title = {penny-a-liner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/penny-a-liner},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
