Schlockmeister
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Schlockmeister is a noun meaning (slang, derogatory, chiefly Canada, US) A writer of schlock; an author, film director, etc. who produces tasteless and inferior works.
Meaning
(slang, derogatory, chiefly Canada, US) A writer of schlock; an author, film director, etc. who produces tasteless and inferior works.
Example Sentences
Or he could be viewed as a schlockmeister lowering standards for an inarticulate public, especially women—so often conceived as mass-cultural dupes.
Hearing Mamet call Spielberg a pretentious schlockmeister was even more shocking to the alderman—to all the aldermen present, in fact, and to Daley, too—than hearing him say he hadn't seen Private Ryan.
Word Forms
- schlockmeisters
Synonyms for schlockmeister
Depending on context, synonyms include shlockmeister.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shlockmeister, schlockster, shlockster, schlocker, schlockbuster, schlock.
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