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authorling

authorling noun: a young or insignificant author.

Noun

authorling (plural authorlings)

  1. 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 of authorling

pluralauthorlings

Origin of authorling

From author + -ling.

Questions about authorling

What does authorling mean?
Authorling means a young or insignificant author.
What part of speech is authorling?
Authorling is a noun.
What is the plural of authorling?
The plural of authorling is authorlings.

Words near authorling in the dictionary

  1. authorizes
  2. authorizing
  3. authorless
  4. authorlessness
  5. authorlike
  6. authorling
  7. authorlings
  8. authorly
  9. Authorpe
  10. authors
  11. authorship

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