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- pronunciation:
- haek
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one who surrenders professional or artistic integrity or commitment in return for monetary reward.
- synonyms:
- mercenary, prostitute
- similar words:
- adventurer, hireling, lackey
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| definition 2: |
one who is hired to do routine or unpleasant tasks, esp. a writer hired to produce uncreative and unimaginative work; drudge.
- synonyms:
- drudge, fag, flunky, grubber, hireling, scribbler, slave
- similar words:
- factotum, ghostwriter, menial, workhorse
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| definition 3: |
a horse past its prime.
- synonyms:
- jade, nag
- similar words:
- workhorse
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| definition 4: |
(informal) a taxi or a taxi driver.
- synonyms:
- cab, driver, taxi, taxicab
- similar words:
- cabdriver, chauffeur
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| related words: |
author, car, mercenary, writer |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hacks, hacking, hacked |
| definition 1: |
to hire out, as a horse.
- synonyms:
- hire out, lease, rent
- similar words:
- lend
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| definition 2: |
to make trite or hackneyed by excessive or indiscriminate use.
- synonyms:
- overdo, wear out
- similar words:
- overuse, tire
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
(informal) to work as a taxicab driver.
- similar words:
- chauffeur, drive, taxi
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| definition 2: |
to hire out as a writer.
- similar words:
- hire out, subcontract, write
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
for hire, without integrity or imagination.
hack worka hack politician- synonyms:
- hireling, mercenary
- similar words:
- avaricious, corrupt, dirty, grasping, venal
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| definition 2: |
trite or hackneyed.
a hack phrase- synonyms:
- banal, cliché, hackneyed, shopworn, threadbare, tired, trite
- similar words:
- bromidic, commonplace, overused, prosaic, stale, stock, worn-out
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| related words: |
cliché, menial |
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