Tree-killer

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tree-killer

Usage: n. Etymology: Sun Microsystems Derivation: Sun See Also: elvish, elder days, dead-tree version

tree-killer: n.

[Sun]

1. A printer.
2. A person who wastes paper. This epithet should be interpreted in a broad sense; `wasting paper' includes the production of spiffy but content-free documents. Thus, most suits are tree-killers.

It is likely that both senses derive their flavor from the epithet `tree-killer' applied by Treebeard the Ent to the Orcs in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. See also elvish, elder days, and especially dead-tree version.

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