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printer's devil
printer's devil
noun
- an apprentice or errand boy in a printing establishment
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Word History and Origins
Origin of printer's devil1
First recorded in 1755–65
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Example Sentences
He should always have had the printers devil at his elbow with Sir, the printers want copy.
From Project Gutenberg
In the infernal economy, where a strict division of labour prevails, the printers devil is the librarian of hell.
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I have no news of any kind, but am happy to say that I have at last escaped from the printers devil.
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