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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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