"schlockmeister" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-schlockmeister.ogg [Australia] Forms: schlockmeisters [plural]
Etymology: schlock + -meister, originally “seller of inferior goods”. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|schlock|meister}} schlock + -meister Head templates: {{en-noun}} schlockmeister (plural schlockmeisters)
  1. (slang, derogatory, chiefly Canada, US) A writer of schlock; an author, film director, etc. who produces tasteless and inferior works. Tags: Canada, US, derogatory, slang

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