"horrormeister" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: horrormeisters [plural]
Etymology: horror + -meister Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|horror|meister}} horror + -meister Head templates: {{en-noun}} horrormeister (plural horrormeisters)
  1. (informal) A person renowned for producing works in the horror genre. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-horrormeister-en-noun-hI9HbyT~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -meister

Inflected forms

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