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PRONUNCIATION OF PRINTER'S DEVIL

printer's devil play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRINTER'S DEVIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Printer's devil is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRINTER'S DEVIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Printer's devil

A printer's devil was an apprentice in a printing establishment who performed a number of tasks, such as mixing tubs of ink and fetching type. A number of famous men served as printers' devils in their youth, including Ambrose Bierce, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Fuller, Thomas Jefferson, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Joel Chandler Harris, Warren Harding, Lawrence Tibbett, John Kellogg, Lyndon Johnson, Hoodoo Brown, James Hogg, Joseph Lyons, Albert Parsons and Lázaro Cárdenas.

Definition of printer's devil in the English dictionary

The definition of printer's devil in the dictionary is an apprentice or errand boy in a printing establishment.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRINTER'S DEVIL

printable
printableness
printed
printed circuit
printed circuit board
printed circuit card
printed matter
printed media
printed word
printer
printer´s error
printer´s ink
printer´s mark
printer´s reader
printer´s ream
printeries
printery
printhead
printing
printing error

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRINTER'S DEVIL

axis of evil
bean weevil
bedevil
boll weevil
daredevil
devil
dust devil
evil
go to the devil
king´s evil
like the devil
mountain devil
raise the devil
she-devil
snow devil
Tasmanian devil
the king´s evil
the very devil
tree of knowledge of good and evil
weevil

Synonyms and antonyms of printer's devil in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «printer's devil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRINTER'S DEVIL

Find out the translation of printer's devil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of printer's devil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «printer's devil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打印机的魔鬼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diablo de la impresora
570 millions of speakers

English

printer´s devil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रिंटर के शैतान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشيطان الطابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дьявол принтера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o diabo da impressora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রিন্টারের শয়তান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le diable de l´imprimante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Syaitan pencetak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Teufel des Druckers
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プリンタの悪魔
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프린터의 악마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Printer sétan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ma quỷ máy in
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அச்சுப்பொறியின் பிசாசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छपाईतील भूत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yazıcının şeytani
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diavolo della stampante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Diabeł drukarki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Диявол принтера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Devil imprimantei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάβολος εκτυπωτή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drukker se duiwel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skrivarens devil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skriverens djevelen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of printer's devil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRINTER'S DEVIL»

The term «printer's devil» is normally little used and occupies the 138.177 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRINTER'S DEVIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about printer's devil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRINTER'S DEVIL»

Discover the use of printer's devil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to printer's devil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Printer's Devil: Mark Twain and the American Publishing ...
"Printer s Devil "is the first book to explore these themes in some of Mark Twain's best-known literary works, and in his most daring speculations on American society, the modern condition, and the nature of the self.
Bruce Michelson, 2006
2
The Printer's Devil
This affectionate tale of supernatural suspense twines ghostly and diabolic forces with a love of art and scholarship to produce one of the most readable such yarns in quite some time." Dragon
Chico Kidd, 2011
3
The Printer's Devil
A real-life meeting with a convict entangles Mog in a secret scheme in this suspenseful tale.
Paul Bajoria, 2009
4
Printer's Devil: The Life and Work of Frederic Warde
The book and type designer Frederic Warde is remembered today chiefly for his collaboration with Stanley Morison, for producing the singular typeface Arrighi, and for being, briefly, the husband of Beatrice, Monotype's charismatic publicity ...
Simon Loxley, 2013
5
Crime and the Printer's Devil
Belle Bailey, wife of the editor and publisher Guy S. Bailey and who, in the absence of her husband, is carrying on the family printing and publishing business, and many others.Those characters and many others play their parts in the story ...
David Rogers, 2004
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The Printer's Devil
David Rogers. The lieutenant picked them up and plopped them down in front of Leroy and said: "There's half a dozen case files here that are pretty representative of the type of case the department has handled over the years and maybe you ...
David Rogers, 2007
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Printer's Devil to Publisher: Adolph S. Ochs of the New York ...
A biography of Adolph S. Ochs, who worked his way up through the ranks of the newspaper business to become the owner-publisher of The New York Times in 1896.
Doris Faber, 1996
8
The Printer's Devil
Paul Coulter. taken from him. Maisie shifted even closer, snoring very lightly now, her sweet breath on his cheek, though he wasn't sure she really slept. He left his arm along his side, afraid to move. Though exhausted, he didn't fall asleep until ...
Paul Coulter, 2010
9
Scribbleomania, Or, the Printer's Devil's Polichronicon: A ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Anser Pen-Drag-On, 2009
10
The Printer's Devil, and the 7,405,926 Satellites...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Anglo-Scotus (Pseud ), 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRINTER'S DEVIL»

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1
Yankee Homecoming Notebook
Starting with his early apprenticeship as a printer's devil at the State Street offices of the Newburyport Herald, the reading follows his ... «The Daily News of Newburyport, Jul 15»
2
Ramadan - Barka DA Sallah!
However, perhaps due to a printer's devil, to whom we say "Get Thee Behind Us Satan", an earlier article was repeated; first time in almost eight ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
This Week in Scottish Art: Glamour, Rumour & Public Transport
Also at the CCA this week is The Printer's Devil, by Sarah Rose. In the installation, the Glasgow-based Rose considers the associations of ... «The Skinny, Jul 15»
4
'Better Living Through Chemistry' Duo to Adapt 'Give + Take …
... at Universal Television. He previously wrote the 2001 novel Senseless, which was made into a UK film, and the 2009 book Printer's Devil. «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
5
This Geek Will Put Reporters Out of Business
One possible origin of the term “printer's devil,” a printer's apprentice, is an epithet coined by scribes who feared the new technology would ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
6
Under siege: Bookstores
(In future columns, Printer's Devil will look at the online-versus-offline struggle and other aspects of publishing in India in greater detail.) «Business Standard, Jul 15»
7
Your newspaper's future is in good hands
Jim Gardner started working at the Enterprise print shop as a printer's devil when he was in high school. More than 60 years later, he is still ... «The Altamont Enterprise, Jul 15»
8
Reading backwards, pouring lead, hanging on a Star
It was located in the brick building you mentioned and Shorty Lobato was the "printer's devil." I used to be fascinated by the Linotype machine. «Centennial Citizen, Jun 15»
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Former Citizen printer started at paper in 1939
His starting position was known as Printer's Devil. Peckham didn't know why the position was called that. He was a good guy. The only time ... «Prince George Citizen, May 15»
10
Susan Hill competition: winner has been found
A competition launched by Profile Books, to discover a filmmaker to create a trailer for Susan Hill's new ghost story, Printer's Devil Court, has ... «The Independent, Oct 14»

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