POTBOILER

Meaning of POTBOILER in English

[noun] [C] [disapproving] - an artistic work, usually of low quality, that has been created quickly just to earn moneyHer most recent potboiler was one of last year's bestselling paperbacks.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

POTBOILER — noun Date: 1862 a usually inferior work (as of art or literature) produced chiefly for profit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POTBOILER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: pot (I) + boiler 1. archaic : potwalloper 2. : a usually inferior work of art or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POTBOILER — (n.) A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work, and esp. a painting, done simply for money and …
Английский словарь Webster
POTBOILER — ( n. ) A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work, and esp. a painting, done simply for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POTBOILER — /pot"boy'leuhr/ , n. a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain. [ 1860-65; POT 1 + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POTBOILER — n. bad work of art created only for financial gain
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POTBOILER — noun Date: 1862 : a usually inferior work (as of art or literature) produced chiefly for profit
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POTBOILER — noun a term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work, and ·esp. a painting, done simply for money and …
Webster English vocab
POTBOILER — ■ noun informal a book, film, etc. produced to make the writer or artist a living by deliberately catering to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POTBOILER — [pot.boil.er] n (1864): a usu. inferior work (as of art or literature) produced chiefly for profit
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POTBOILER — potboiler BrE AmE ˈpɒt ˌbɔɪl ə AmE \ ˈpɑːt ˌbɔɪl ə r ▷ potboiler|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POTBOILER — / ˈpɒtbɔɪlə(r); NAmE ˈpɑːt-/ noun ( disapproving ) a book, a play, etc. that is produced only to earn money …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTBOILER — pot ‧ boil ‧ er /ˈpɒtˌbɔɪlə $ ˈpɑːtˌbɔɪlər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a book or film that is produced quickly …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POTBOILER — also pot-boiler ( potboilers) If you describe a book or film as a potboiler , you mean that it has …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTBOILER — also pot-boiler (~s) If you describe a book or film as a ~, you mean that it has been created …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POTBOILER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Pukhov, a careerist painter, sacrifices his artistic integrity by cynically painting potboilers to please factory …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POTBOILER — {n.} A book, play, or film written for the primary purpose of earning money for the author. * /"Reading a …
Slang English vocab
POTBOILER — {n.} A book, play, or film written for the primary purpose of earning money for the author. * /"Reading a …
Словарь английских идиом
POTBOILER — n. A book, play, or film written for the primary purpose of earning money for the author. "Reading a cheap …
American Idioms English vocabulary
POTBOILER — (разговорное) халтура (разговорное) халтурщик potboiler разг. халтура ~ разг. халтурщик
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POTBOILER — Халтура
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
POTBOILER — potboiler.ogg ʹpɒt͵bɔılə n разг. 1> халтура 2> халтурщик
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POTBOILER — халтура
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POTBOILER — (n) халтура; халтурщик
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
POTBOILER — n разг. 1) халтура 2) халтурщик
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
POTBOILER — n разг. 1> халтура 2> халтурщик
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POTBOILER — n. халтура, халтурщик
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POTBOILER — n. халтура, халтурщик
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POTBOILER — _n. _разг. 1> халтура 2> халтурщик
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
POTBOILER — (разговорное) халтура (разговорное) халтурщик potboiler разг. халтура ~ разг. халтурщик
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POTBOILER — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ bo ̇ i-l ə r Function: noun Date: 1862 : a usually inferior work (as of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POTBOILER — халтура
English-Russian Online Dictionary
POTBOILER — халтура
Англо-Русский словарь

Cambridge English vocab

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