inkslinger
Hack writer, slangily
An inkslinger is a writer, especially a journalist or hack writer who produces copy quickly and prolifically.
The term carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting quantity over quality—someone who slings ink onto pages for pay rather than crafting literature: He spent twenty years as an inkslinger for the tabloids.
One who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- editorOne who revises text
- hackShortcut or breach
scribbler · newsroom · byline · deadline · scoop · headline · lede · beat
Writer of prose narratives
- poetWriter of verse
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- essayistAuthor of short prose
- biographerOne who writes lives
storyteller · chronicler · screenwriter · ghostwriter · librettist · wordsmith · bard · raconteur
reporter
One who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- editorOne who revises text
hack · scribbler · newsroom · byline · deadline · scoop · headline · lede · beat · exposé
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- poetWriter of verse
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- essayistAuthor of short prose
biographer · storyteller · chronicler · screenwriter · ghostwriter · librettist · wordsmith · bard · raconteur · fabulist
quill
Feather used for writing
flourish · cursive · penmanship · script · lettering · copperplate · italic · brushwork · strokes · illumination
inkslingermanual laborer
Worker using physical effort
blue-collar worker · ditch digger · bricklayer · roughneck · stevedore
ink, inks, inked, inking, inky, inkier, inkiest, inkiness, sling