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Definition: PENNY-A-LINER |
PENNY-A-LINERNoun1. One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer. |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Penny-a-liner (A). A contributor to the local newspapers, but not on the staff. At one time these collectors of news used to be paid a penny a line, and it was to their interest to spin out their report as much as possible. The word remains, but is now a misnomer. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Messenger | Reporter, gentleman of the press, representative of the press; penny-a-liner; special correspondent, own correspondent; spy, scout; informer. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: PENNY-A-LINER |
| Specialty definitions using "PENNY-A-LINER": Boheme. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "PENNY-A-LINER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | наемен писач, драскач (hedge-writer, pen-driver, quill-driver, scribbler). (various references) | |
Chinese | 便士'线员. (various references) | |
Czech | pisálek (hack, scribbler). (various references) | |
Dutch | prulschrijver,kladschrijver,scribent,pennelikker. (various references) | |
French | journaliste deux sous la ligne, écrivailleur. (various references) | |
German | Zeilenschinder. (various references) | |
Hungarian | ponyvaíró (boiler). (various references) | |
Italian | pennivendolo, scrittore prezzolato, scribacchino (penpusher, scribbler, sonneteer). (various references) | |
Korean | 페니 강 . (various references) | |
Pig Latin | enny-a-linerpay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | escritor assalariado. (various references) | |
Romanian | scriitor fãrã valoare, negru (black, blackened, Brown, coon, dark, dirtiness, dirty, foul, ghost writer, grimy, hidden, jim crow, negro, sable, sun-burnt, swarthy, tawny, wicked). (various references) | |
Russian | наемный писака. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | petparački pisac. (various references) | |
Spanish | escritorzuelo (hack, hedgewriter, scribbler). (various references) | |
Swedish | notisskrivare, dussinförfattare. (various references) | |
Turkish | kalitesiz yazar, kötü yazar (scribbler). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | найманий газетний писака. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | văn sĩ rẻ tiền, văn sĩ ba xu. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "PENNY-A-LINER" (pronounced 'Pen"ny-a-lin"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-l-n-n-n-p-r-y" | |
-2 letters: perennial. | |
-3 letters: perineal. | |
-4 letters: aliener, elapine, enplane, inanely, inlayer, innerly, pannier, pennine, perinea, plainer, planner, plenary, praline, repanel. | |
-5 letters: aerily, aliner, alpine, eerily, inaner, lanner, larine, leaner, leaper, lierne, linear, lineny, nailer, nannie, napery, narine, nearly, palier, panier, parley, pearly, penial, penile, pennae, penner, pennia, pereia, pineal, pinene, pinery, pinnae, pinnal, pinner, planer, player. | |
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