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garreteer

/ˌɡæɹəˈtɪə(ɹ)/

noun

One who lives in a garret.

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Meanings

noungarreteer (plural garreteers)

plural garreteers

One who lives in a garret.
derogatoryA poor author; a literary hack.
a stupid and ignorant Grub Street garreteer
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC
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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

Origin

From garret + -eer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with garreteer

here year clear near career hear gear appear wear fear volunteer mirror premier dear beer severe peer ear pioneer Pierre deer mere tier sheer

Cite this entry

APA

garreteer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garreteer

MLA

“garreteer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garreteer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garreteer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garreteer.

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