Sentence:  The way Torchie had talked about him, I expected him to be some kind of <WSD>troll</WSD>. But he could have passed for one of those actors who makes a couple of movies, gets real popular with the girls for a year or two, and then vanishes from sight. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An ugly person of either sex, especially one seeking sexual experiences.