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authorling|ˈɔːθəlɪŋ|
[f. author n. + -ling.]
A petty author; an insignificant writer.
1771Smollett Humph. Cl. 836 A parcel of authorlings. 1828Q. Rev. XXXVII. 418 The surviving Grub-street authorling. 1850Whipple Ess. & Rev. (ed. 3) II. 89 Weak manikins and dapper authorlings who mistake indigestion for inspiration. |