Printer's Devil (Noun)
Meaning
An apprentice in a printing establishment.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young man was hired as a printer's devil to assist the typesetters and learn the trade from the ground up.
- In the 19th century, it was common for a printer's devil to start as a lowly apprentice and work their way up to become a skilled printer.
- The printer's devil was tasked with mixing ink, cleaning the presses, and performing other menial tasks around the shop.
- As a printer's devil, he spent most of his day running errands and fetching supplies for the more experienced printers.
- The printer's devil was often the butt of jokes and pranks played by the older, more experienced printers in the shop.