authorling

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noun

A young or insignificant author.

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Meanings

nounauthorling (plural authorlings)

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

Origin

From author + -ling.

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APA

authorling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorling

MLA

“authorling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “authorling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorling.

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