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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A writer, such as a journalist, who is paid according to the amount of space his or her material occupies in print.
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- noun A
journalist or other writer who ispaid according to thecolumn inches of hiscopy
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- noun a writer paid by the area of the copy
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reesetee commented on the word space writer
A writer who is paid according to the amount of space his or her material occupies in print. See stringer.
November 3, 2007