garreteer

Etymology

garret + -eer

noun

  1. One who lives in a garret.
  2. (derogatory) A poor author; a literary hack.
    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

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