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글쟁이 meaning and pronunciation

geuljaengi · writer; scribbler; ink slinger

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 33350
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 글쟁이Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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    (낮잡아 이르는 말로) 글 쓰는 것을 직업으로 하는 사람.

    English: writer; scribbler; ink slinger — (disparaging) A person whose job it is to write.

    Examples

    • 뛰어난 글쟁이.
    • 타고난 글쟁이.
    • 글쟁이의 글.
    • 글쟁이가 되다.
    • 글쟁이로 먹고살다.
    • 김 작가는 열정만 있고 문학성은 없는 글쟁이로 평가받고 있다.
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