quill-drivern.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪlˌdrʌɪvə/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪlˌdraɪvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quill n.¹, driver n.

Etymology: < quill n.¹ + driver n.

Frequently depreciative.

A person whose job involves writing, esp. of a repetitious or tedious nature; a (hack) writer; a clerk. Cf. pen-pusher n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writer > [noun] > professional writer

writereOE

bookerOE

markerOE

scrivein?1208

scrivener1218

scrieverc1425

pen-clerk?c1430

scribe1435

scrivan1511

penman1552

scrivano1581

feather-driver1593

scriptora1600

Khoja1625

quill man1648

conicopoly1680

quill-driver1700

escrivain1744

sirkar1828

penworker1876

society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > inferior writer

scribblera1556

paper-blurrera1586

by-writer1587

feather-driver1593

squitter-book1594

paper-stainer1596

blur-paper1603

spoil-paper1610

penster1611

inkhorn matea1616

squitter-wit1615

ink-dabbler1616

squitter-pulpa1640

quill-driver1700

scribble-scrabble1707

authorling1752

writerling1802

inkhorn varlet1820

toe-writer1845

pen-driver1854

anonymuncule1859

ink-jerker1865

pen-pusher1875

pseudonymuncle1875

ink-spiller1881

ink-slinger1887

blotter-

1700 E. Ward Metamorphos'd Beau 16 A self conceited Coxcomb, and looks like a Devil out-Law'd; a Quill-driver by Vocation.

1736 W. R. Chetwood Voy. W. O. G. Vaughan I. 143 As good as any of the Grub-street Quill-drivers cou'd write.

1790 R. Burns Let. 11 Sept. in Times (1928) 16 Oct. 19/5 The life of an Edin^r Quilldriver at twopence a page, is a life I know so well—that I should be very sorry any friend of mine should ever try it.

1819 F. MacDonogh Hermit in London II. 186 We have quill-drivers termed secretaries to such and such a firm.

1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember II. xix. 379 I used..to do all my writing standing; and I strongly recommend the practice to brother quill-drivers.

1900 J. Conrad Lord Jim v. 50 He wouldn't be terrified with a pack of lies by a cocky half-bred little quill-driver.

1960 Mod. Lang. Notes 75 134 The encyclopedic task can have been little but translation, a hack labor which engaged the two editors-to-be..and a number of quite forgotten quilldrivers.

1993 Independent on Sunday 24 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 46/5 Descriptions from Pepys and Evelyn of life at the Restoration Court, with its gallery of wenches, tuppenny quill-drivers..and liquor-slobbers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quill-driver
释义	quill-drivern. Brit. /ˈkwɪlˌdrʌɪvə/, U.S. /ˈkwɪlˌdraɪvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quill n.¹, driver n. Etymology: < quill n.¹ + driver n. Frequently depreciative. A person whose job involves writing, esp. of a repetitious or tedious nature; a (hack) writer; a clerk. Cf. pen-pusher n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writer > [noun] > professional writer writereOE bookerOE markerOE scrivein?1208 scrivener1218 scrieverc1425 pen-clerk?c1430 scribe1435 scrivan1511 penman1552 scrivano1581 feather-driver1593 scriptora1600 Khoja1625 quill man1648 conicopoly1680 quill-driver1700 escrivain1744 sirkar1828 penworker1876 society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > inferior writer scribblera1556 paper-blurrera1586 by-writer1587 feather-driver1593 squitter-book1594 paper-stainer1596 blur-paper1603 spoil-paper1610 penster1611 inkhorn matea1616 squitter-wit1615 ink-dabbler1616 squitter-pulpa1640 quill-driver1700 scribble-scrabble1707 authorling1752 writerling1802 inkhorn varlet1820 toe-writer1845 pen-driver1854 anonymuncule1859 ink-jerker1865 pen-pusher1875 pseudonymuncle1875 ink-spiller1881 ink-slinger1887 blotter- 1700 E. Ward Metamorphos'd Beau 16 A self conceited Coxcomb, and looks like a Devil out-Law'd; a Quill-driver by Vocation. 1736 W. R. Chetwood Voy. W. O. G. Vaughan I. 143 As good as any of the Grub-street Quill-drivers cou'd write. 1790 R. Burns Let. 11 Sept. in Times (1928) 16 Oct. 19/5 The life of an Edin^r Quilldriver at twopence a page, is a life I know so well—that I should be very sorry any friend of mine should ever try it. 1819 F. MacDonogh Hermit in London II. 186 We have quill-drivers termed secretaries to such and such a firm. 1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember II. xix. 379 I used..to do all my writing standing; and I strongly recommend the practice to brother quill-drivers. 1900 J. Conrad Lord Jim v. 50 He wouldn't be terrified with a pack of lies by a cocky half-bred little quill-driver. 1960 Mod. Lang. Notes 75 134 The encyclopedic task can have been little but translation, a hack labor which engaged the two editors-to-be..and a number of quite forgotten quilldrivers. 1993 Independent on Sunday 24 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 46/5 Descriptions from Pepys and Evelyn of life at the Restoration Court, with its gallery of wenches, tuppenny quill-drivers..and liquor-slobbers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1700
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