shabllo'n I§ nm1 pattern; template 2[Fig] mechanical copy: cliché II§ adv[Pej] in a mechanical way, without any creativity
shabllon|i'st III§ n1 worker who operates from a pattern/die/mold 2 person who is imitative in a mechanical way: copycat, slavish imitator, cliché artist IV§ adj[Fig Pej] imitative in a mechanical way: copy-cat