schlockmeister

schlockmeister noun: a writer of schlock; an author, film director, etc. who produces tasteless and inferior works.

Noun

schlockmeister (plural schlockmeisters)

(Canada, US, derogatory, slang) A writer of schlock; an author, film director, etc. who produces tasteless and inferior works.
- Or he could be viewed as a schlockmeister lowering standards for an inarticulate public, especially women—so often conceived as mass-cultural dupes.2014, Eric Weisbard, Top 40 Democracy […] , University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 4
- 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.2022, Adam Levin, Mount Chicago, Doubleday, →ISBN

শ্লকের একজন লেখক, একজন লেখক, চলচ্চিত্র পরিচালক

plural	schlockmeisters

From schlock + -meister, originally “seller of inferior goods”.

What does schlockmeister mean?: Schlockmeister means a writer of schlock; an author, film director, etc. who produces tasteless and inferior works.
What is schlockmeister in Bengali?: Schlockmeister in Bengali is শ্লকের একজন লেখক, একজন লেখক, চলচ্চিত্র পরিচালক. See Schlockmeister meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is schlockmeister?: Schlockmeister is a noun.
What is the plural of schlockmeister?: The plural of schlockmeister is schlockmeisters.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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