muckraker

Noun

Meaning

one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mudslinger carper cynic knocker critic attacker gossip censor complainant doubter busybody detractor nagger disparager backbiter

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Antonyms

apostle herald exponent friend champion patron

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Hypernyms

knocker detractor disparager depreciator

Examples

If the Muckraker KN is to be believed (and Satiricus held that institution in only slightly – very slightly – lower esteem than all his sacred books) Jagdeo had just donated three “Barbados” worth of real estate to Wansa Mc AL. Source: Internet

Their talk in the Muckraker about how the NIS was going down the drain made him even dizzier. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mucko-chummo muckology muckrake muckraking muckspreader mucksy