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schlockmeister
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schlock·meis·ter  (shlkmstr)
n. Slang
One who produces or deals in inferior or shoddy goods or material.
[schlock + German Meister, master; see Meistersinger.]
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Noun1.schlockmeister - (slang) a merchant who deals in shoddy or inferior merchandise
shlockmeister
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade
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After all, Charest and Weinberg weren't fly-by-night schlockmeisters with a reputation for creative bookkeeping.
CINAR FALLEN MASTERS by ALIOFF, MAURIE / Take One
It turned that trick yet again in October, when the Brooklyn Museum of New York warned that the art in its notorious "Sensation" exhibit might cause "vomiting" and "confusion," in just the way Hollywood schlockmeisters used to "warn" people that some lousy horror movie could scare them "to death," promising in their ads to pay for the funerals.
Showtime by Freund, Charles Paul / Reason
To imagine that the schlockmeisters who headed the major movie studios had any goal other than profits is a real stretch; they thought that the public wanted escape in spectacle, flash, and romance, and they gave it to them.
Bring in the tap by McDonagh, Don / Dance Magazine
 
 
 
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