Schusterjunge
derNouncobbler's boy; apprentice shoemaker; (typographic) widow/orphan line
English translations
- 01
shoemaker's boy
- 02
errand boy
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Schusterjunge ist ein Setzfehler im Druckwesen, bei dem eine einzelne Zeile eines Absatzes am Ende einer Seite oder Spalte steht.
- English meaning
- An orphan is a typographical error in printing where a single line of a paragraph appears at the bottom of a page or column.
- German example
- Der Korrektor achtete darauf, dass keine Schusterjungen im Text vorkamen.
- English example
- The proofreader made sure that there were no orphans in the text.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Schusterjunge
- Plural Form
- die Schusterjungen
Example sentences with “Schusterjunge”
In der Typografie vermeidet man den Schusterjungen. (In typography, one avoids the widow line.)
Frequently asked questions
What does 'Schusterjunge' mean in typesetting?
In German typography, a 'Schusterjunge' refers to a single line of a paragraph left at the bottom of a page, known as an 'orphan' in English.