ink slinger

ink-slinger

slang A writer, especially one who produces a large amount of low-quality material for a living. I spent a lot of time after college as an ink-slinger for various newspapers and magazines while working on my first novel.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ink slinger

n. a professional writer; a newspaper reporter. The ink slingers have been at the candidates again.
See also: ink, slinger
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • ink-slinger
  • be not up to much
  • not up to much
  • slinger
  • hash slinger
  • hash-slinger
  • torpedo juice
  • pink slime
  • slime
  • mark with
References in periodicals archive
One of my favourite aspects of being back in Bahrain after nearly 14 years and in this role as a culinary ink slinger is that I get to burst my expat bubble and soak myself in Arabian cuisine, expanding my piquancy palette while paying homage to my childhood country.
A feast well Furn-ished
Politico is one of the leading digital publishers in the country, yet their sole Pulitzer Prize was awarded for the political cartoons drawn by their staff ink slinger, Matt Wuerker.
The value of political cartoons: why newspapers need to invest in this form of reader engagement
Development and acquisitions team, Ink Slinger Entertainment brought the turn of the century, rugged frontier project to Five by Five Media.
Five By Five Media Acquires Rights to Alaskan Quest Series
A wedding show ewe won't want to miss Some of the other |exhibitors at the Eclectic Wedding Extravaganza by All About Ewe at Fazeley Studios on February 1 include, wedding cakes by Conjurer's Kitchen, Birmingham (top); Jamball who make felt bridal bouquets (inset); bridal shoes by Frankie Lynn (left) and Ink Slinger Art, Redditch (above) and (below) DiscoShed
Getting creative can help bring down the cost of your big day; The average wedding costs over PS20,500 but organisers of an Eclectic Wedding Extravaganza in Birmingham are offering tips on how to personalise your wedding for a fraction of the cost. ZOE CHAMBERLAIN reports
Given that the American penal system does not use tattooing to identify its inmates, we are presumably being told that Blu man here got his tat from an ink slinger behind bars.
Hey man, got a light? Tough guys have sold cigarettes since the Eisenhower years--a tradition that's alive and well, even if the smokers aren't
Is Jamie Thomas' reputation as an ink slinger dramatically growing?
Skin deep
To escape the record levels of heat Bahrain has been experiencing this summer, this dry ink slinger and his tried-and-true photographer decided to dive in to the scuba diving lessons and get the full gill experience.
TAKING A DIVE INTO WATER SPORTS
Also said to be in the metal sculpting process for Cadillac Jack is a hybridized, stretched, nosed, rounded, channeled mid-century Caddy that is being created by the notorious ink slinger Baby Ray.
Out sized
But if they do spew wisdom the cameras and mikes catch, the ink slingers will do their job.
Caught on camera
Tattoo artist Ian Parkin, from Ink Slingers in Newcastle city centre, said: "It's not surprising Newcastle is one of the tattooing hotspots.
20 amazing tattoos: Readers' most colourful, beautiful & surprising photographs; After Newcastle was named as a tattoo hotspot we invited readers to show off any body art they are particularly proud of
Ink Slingers: The Decline and Fall of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (1887-1894)" (Ross F.
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (86th, Kansas City, Missouri, July 30-August 2, 2003). History Division
Tattoo artist Ian Parkin, from Ink Slingers in Newcastle city centre, is well known in the industry, even as far afield as Los Angeles and New York in the US.
Get your tats out! Newcastle named as one of the tattoo capitals of England; From Cheryl Fernandez-Versini to Newcastle United fan Beefy, take a look at some of the North East's most famous tattoos