garreteer
/ˌɡæɹəˈtɪə(ɹ)/
garreteer noun: one who lives in a garret.
Noun
garreteer (plural garreteers)
- One who lives in a garret.
- A poor author; a literary hack.
- a stupid and ignorant Grub Street garreteer1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC
- He had a stable of writers at his disposal, his garreteers, given entry to the prison and always at the ready to put a prisoner's story to paper.2014, Aaron Skirboll, The Thief-Taker Hangings, page 165
Forms of garreteer
| plural | garreteers |
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Origin of garreteer
From garret + -eer.
Words that rhyme with garreteer
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about garreteer
- What does garreteer mean?
- Garreteer means one who lives in a garret.
- What part of speech is garreteer?
- Garreteer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce garreteer?
- Garreteer is pronounced /ˌɡæɹəˈtɪə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of garreteer?
- The plural of garreteer is garreteers.
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