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cheapjack

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

shabby

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A peddler, a travelling hawker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chapman, cheap John

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

cheap and shoddy- Judith Crist

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shoddy, tawdry

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a peddler of inferior goods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman

History

Etymology

From cheap + Jack.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: billiger Jakob — Translations
  • German: Billigheimer — Translations