authorling en · NOUN
Etymology
From author + -ling.
Meanings
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A young or insignificant author.
It is true that authorlings and poetizers are apt to affect eccentricity. Real authors, and even real poets, (by real we mean good ones,) have generally a large portion of common sense to balance their genius […]
1839, Eliza Leslie, The Behaviour Book: a manual for ladies, page 263:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| authorlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |