"cheapjack" meaning in All languages combined

See cheapjack on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more cheapjack [comparative], most cheapjack [superlative]
Etymology: From cheap + Jack. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cheap|Jack}} cheap + Jack Head templates: {{en-adj}} cheapjack (comparative more cheapjack, superlative most cheapjack)
  1. shabby
    Sense id: en-cheapjack-en-adj-d-qKKz~u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheap-jack

Noun [English]

Forms: cheapjacks [plural]
Etymology: From cheap + Jack. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cheap|Jack}} cheap + Jack Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheapjack (plural cheapjacks)
  1. A peddler, a travelling hawker. Synonyms: chapman (alt: cognate), cheap John
    Sense id: en-cheapjack-en-noun-TQmTIrsQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheap-jack

Inflected forms

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