hack
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7.5
- noun
- /hæk/
- Offensive
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vendido
- Stanley is a hack.
- a political hack
- a hack writer
- a party hack
I knew that it was wrong that this, this hack had said this.
- I knew that it was wrong that this, this hack had said this.
- That awful hack saying what he said was shocking.
- And then they'll call the therapist an idiot who is a hack who doesn't know what he or she is doing.
Examples
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The Bureau must be divorced from politics and not be a catchall for political hacks.
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I do not want to be a hack; therefore, this video is fair game.
Blog text (2) -
This was the guy who had been, you know, just a hack reporter.
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Well, it's about time one of you hacks finally came here.
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Lucas is a total hack who can't write his way out of a wet paper bag.
Blog text (2) -
That's not a good way forward because it pushes you to be a hack who's not responsible for your own work.
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I dreamed of winning Pulitzers, and now I'm a hack writing industry puff pieces about the damn Timber Trophy!
Fiction book (1991) -
As a hack journalist, he often wrote articles that lacked depth and creativity.
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Many consider her just a hack in the world of political commentary, lacking true insight.
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Despite his reputation as a hack reporter, he occasionally managed to uncover important stories.
Synonyms
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8.1
A person who does hard, dull, repetitive work
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8.6
A politician who works for their party or friends to benefit themselves
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8.2
A writer, often a journalist, who people think is not very skilled
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6.5
A person who works slowly and steadily without much energy or imagination
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7.5
A writer who makes low quality books or articles only for money
A writer who writes many low-quality books mostly for money
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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8.6
A politician who works for their party or friends to benefit themselves
A hand saw with a thin blade and many small teeth for cutting metal and other hard materials
How Creative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Calling someone a hack (a dull paid worker) comes from the idea of working for hire, like a hired horse or carriage, so a 'hack' is someone who does routine work for money without care.