ink-slinger



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ink-slinger

slang A writer, especially one who produces a large amount of low-quality material for a living. I spent a lot of time after college as an ink-slinger for various newspapers and magazines while working on my first novel.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MinnaMI-nah (German), MEEN-nah (Finnish)German (Archaic), Finnish, Swedish
Heddwyn-Welsh
KeithKEETHEnglish, Scottish
Talbot['tɔ:lbət]
Dorina (2)-Hungarian
Rashn-Persian Mythology