printer's devil

murli_18@yahoo.com · #1 (**permalink**) 30-Jun-2006, 14:03

Dear Teacher,

Please guide me as to how to construct the phrase "printer's devil" in a sentence.

Thank you,

Murli

MrPedantic · #2 (**permalink**) 30-Jun-2006, 14:46

Hello Murli

Here's a sentence:

"He was a printer's devil at 14, and a reporter while still in his teens."

All the best,

MrP

murli_18@yahoo.com · #3 (**permalink**) 01-Jul-2006, 04:26

Sir,

If you don't mind, could you please tell the meaning of the sentence you wrote?

Thank you,
Murli

MrPedantic · #4 (**permalink**) 01-Jul-2006, 21:45

Hello Murli

It means: "He worked as a printer's devil when he was 14 years old, and was a reporter before he was 20 years old."

In the past, a "printer's devil" was an apprentice who mixed ink, etc. in a printing company.

A "reporter" writes news stories for a newspaper.

Does that help?

All the best,
MrP


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