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printers' devils

printers' devils is the plural of printer's devil.

Meaning of printer's devil

Noun

printer's devil (plural printer's devils or printers' devils)

  1. (dated) An apprentice printer.
    • The latest of the personal magazinettes to come under our observation is The East Side, a peculiarly New York product, of which Zoe Anderson Norris, of 338 East Fifteenth street, is printer's devil […]1909, The Independent, volume 67, page 711

Questions about printers' devils

What is printers' devils the plural of?
Printers' devils is the plural of printer's devil.

Words near printers' devils in the dictionary

  1. printeries
  2. printerless
  3. printerlike
  4. printers
  5. printers' devilries
  6. printers' devils
  7. printers' flower
  8. printers' flowers
  9. printery
  10. printest
  11. printeth

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