"garreteer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɡæɹəˈtɪə(ɹ)/ Forms: garreteers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From garret + -eer. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|garret|eer}} garret + -eer Head templates: {{en-noun}} garreteer (plural garreteers)
  1. One who lives in a garret.
    Sense id: en-garreteer-en-noun-dWW24nbe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -eer, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -eer: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of People: 100 0
  2. (derogatory) A poor author; a literary hack. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-garreteer-en-noun-o6V7MY4J Categories (other): Authors Disambiguation of Authors: 23 77

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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