- penny-a-liner
- ˈpenɪəˈlaɪnə сущ. наемный писака, литературный поденщик писака, литературный поденщик penny-a-liner наемный писака
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
penny-a-liner
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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
Penny-a-liner — Pen ny a lin er, n. One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penny-a-liner — /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] * * * … Universalium
penny-a-liner — ˈpenēəˈlīnə(r) noun Etymology: from penny a line, adjective (from the phrase a penny a line) + er : a hack writer or journalist … Useful english dictionary
penny-a-liner — pen·ny a lin·er … English syllables
penny-a-liner — /pɛni ə ˈlaɪnə/ (say penee uh luynuh) noun Obsolete a hack writer …
penny — O.E. pening, penig penny, from P.Gmc. *panninggaz (Cf. O.N. penningr, Swed. pänning, O.Fris. panning, M.Du. pennic, O.H.G. pfenning, Ger. Pfennig, not recorded in Gothic, where skatts is used instead), of unknown origin. The English coin was… … Etymology dictionary
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Le Livre des snobs — The Book of Snobs Le Livre des snobs (W. M. Thackeray, The Book of Snobs) Première de couverture de l édition originale … Wikipédia en Français
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