Definition of old hack - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writingwriter who produces dull work

The novel was written by an old hack with no creativity.

hack writer

people

Rare

person who is old and uninteresting

Rare

He was dismissed as an old hack by the younger generation.

bore

dullard

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Examples of old hack in a sentence

Everyone knew him as the old hack of the magazine.
The critics called him an old hack.
She didn't want to be seen as an old hack.

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French:vieux scribouillard, vieux ringard, ...
German:langweiliger Schriftsteller, alter Langweiler, ...
Italian:vecchio scribacchino, vecchio noioso, ...
Spanish:escritor aburrido, persona aburrida, ...
Portuguese:escritor medíocre, velho chato, ...
Chinese:老作家, 老无聊的人, ...
Japanese:古い作家, 古い退屈な人, ...
Arabic:كاتِب أَجير, عجوز ممل, ...
Hebrew:סופר משעמם, מְשַׁעֲמֵם, ...
Russian:старый писак, старый зануда, ...
Ukrainian:старий халтурник, старий нудний чоловік, ...
Hindi:उबाऊ लेखक, पुराना और उबाऊ व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:পুরানো লেখক, পুরানো লোক, ...
Catalan:escriptor vell, vell avorrit, ...
Czech:pisálek, fosilie, ...
Danish:gammel forfatter, gammel kedelig person, ...
Dutch:oude schrijver, oude saaie persoon, ...
Greek:παλιός συγγραφέας, παλιός βαρετός άνθρωπος, ...
Hungarian:kontár, maradi alak, ...
Khmer:អ្នកនិពន្ធខ្វះគំនិតច្នៃប្រឌិត, មនុស្សចាស់ដែលគួរឱ្យធុញទ្រាន់, ...
Korean:늙은 작가, 늙은 지루한 사람, ...
Persian:نویسنده قدیمی, آدم قدیمی و کسل کننده, ...
Polish:stary pismak, stary nudziarz, ...
Portuguese (BR):escritor sem criatividade, velho chato, ...
Romanian:vechi scriitor, bătrân plictisitor, ...
Swedish:gammal skribent, gammal tråkmåns, ...
Thai:นักเขียนเก่า, คนแก่ที่น่าเบื่อ, ...
Turkish:eski yazar, eski sıkıcı adam, ...
Vietnamese:nhà văn cũ, người già nhàm chán, ...

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