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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Hack \Hack\, a.
Hackneyed; hired; mercenary. --Wakefield.
[1913 Webster]
Hack writer, a hack; one who writes for hire. ``A vulgar
hack writer.'' --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Hack \Hack\, a.
Hackneyed; hired; mercenary. --Wakefield.
Hack writer, a hack; one who writes for hire. ``A vulgar
hack writer.'' --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
hack writer
n : a mediocre and disdained writer [syn: hack, literary hack]
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
hack writer /hˈak ɹˈaɪtə/
Schmierenschreiber , Schreiberling , Lohnschreiber , Schmock [pej.]
Synonyms: hack, paid hack, scribbler
see: hack writers, hacks, paid hacks, scribblers
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