hack synonyms

hack

n.

  1. A literary drudge

    scribbler, pulp-story writer, ghost writer, propaganda writer, inferior writer, writer of potboilers, free-lance writer, commercial writer, popular novelist, ghost*, free lance*, tenth rater*, penny-a-liner*; see also writer.

    Antonyms artist*, literary master, literary genius.

  2. A coach for hire

    cab, taxicab, taxi, hackney; see carriage 2, vehicle 1.

  3. A cut

    notch, nick, cleavage; see cut 2.

  4. A horse for hire

    nag, hackney, crowbait*; see horse 1.

  5. *Commercial driver, especially of a taxicab

    taxi driver, cab driver, chauffeur, cabbie; see driver.

hack

v.

chop, whack, mangle; see cut 1.

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