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pulpsmith

pulpsmith noun: a writer of pulp fiction.

Noun

pulpsmith (plural pulpsmiths)

  1. (informal) A writer of pulp fiction.
    • […] a pulpsmith, one might expect the short adventure novels written for such secondary markets as Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories to carry his mark, but Moore's epic and romantic sensibility is clearly present.1985, Everett Franklin Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, volume 2, page 897
    • I've read the word unmanned plenty of times — it's a favorite of the pulpsmiths and sob-sisters — but this was the first time I'd ever actually felt that way.2017, Stephen King, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, page 839

Forms of pulpsmith

pluralpulpsmiths

Origin of pulpsmith

From pulp + smith.

Questions about pulpsmith

What does pulpsmith mean?
Pulpsmith means a writer of pulp fiction.
What part of speech is pulpsmith?
Pulpsmith is a noun.
What is the plural of pulpsmith?
The plural of pulpsmith is pulpsmiths.

Words near pulpsmith in the dictionary

  1. pulpotomies
  2. pulpotomy
  3. pulpous
  4. pulpousness
  5. pulps
  6. pulpsmith
  7. pulpsmiths
  8. pulpulak
  9. pulpulaks
  10. pulpwood
  11. pulpwoods

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