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Noun Concept
Categories: Writing occupations, Pejorative terms for people, 18th-century neologisms, Journalism terminology
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hack  hack writer  literary hack  Hack-work  Hack-worker
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A mediocre and disdained writer WordNet 3.0
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A mediocre and disdained writer WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Hack writer is a pejorative term for a writer who is paid to write low-quality, rushed articles or books "to order", often with a short deadline. Wikipedia
A writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge. Wiktionary
A writer who is paid to write low-quality, rushed articles or books "to order", often with a short deadline. Wiktionary
IS A
writer
PART OF
Grub Street
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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hack, hack writer, literary hack
Wikipedia
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hack writer
Wikidata
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hack writer
Wiktionary
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hack, hack writer
Wikipedia Redirections
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