schlockmeister
Definitions
A writer of schlock; an author, film director, etc. who produces tasteless and inferior works.
Canada, US, derogatory, slang
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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