POTBOILER

Meaning of POTBOILER in English

■ noun informal a book, film, etc. produced to make the writer or artist a living by deliberately catering to popular taste.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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 — [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 — [noun] [C] [disapproving] - an artistic work, usually of low quality, that has been created quickly just to earn moneyHer …
Cambridge English vocab
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

Concise Oxford English vocab

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