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printer's devil
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print·er's devil (prntrz)
n.
An apprentice in a printing establishment.
[From the apprentice becoming black from the ink.]
printer's devil
n
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) an apprentice or errand boy in a printing establishment
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Noun1.printer's devil - an apprentice in a printing establishment
apprentice, prentice, learner - works for an expert to learn a trade
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The apprentices or errand boys of the pressroom were called printer's devils.
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Apprentices in the newspaper business used to be called printer's devils.
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