Pulpsmith

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A writer of pulp fiction. informal

    "[…] a pulpsmith, one might expect the short adventure novels written for such secondary markets as Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories to carry his mark, but Moore's epic and romantic sensibility is clearly present."

Example

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"[…] a pulpsmith, one might expect the short adventure novels written for such secondary markets as Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories to carry his mark, but Moore's epic and romantic sensibility is clearly present."

Etymology

From pulp + smith.

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