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/pen"ee euh luy"neuhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. Archaic.a hack writer.[1825-35; penny-a-line (of writing) paid for at the rate of a penny per line + -ER1]
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Penny-a-liner — (engl., spr. ä lainer), Bezeichnung für einen Zeitungsberichterstatter, »der einen Penny für die Zeile erhält«, geringschätzig: »Zeilenschreiber«, »Zeilenschinder« … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Penny-a-liner — (engl., spr. ĕ leiner), geringschätzende Bezeichnung eines Zeitungsreporters, der »einen Penny für die Zeile« erhält … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
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