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Definitions for: Muckraker [n] one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
Webster (1913) Definition: muck"rak`er, to designate one so engaged, were
speedily coined and obtained wide currency. The original
allusion was to a character in Bunyan's ``Pilgrim's
Progress'' so intent on raking up muck that he could not see
a celestial crown held above him. Mucoid Mu"coid, n. [Mucin
+ -oid.] (Physiol. Chem.)
One of a class of mucinlike substances yielding on
decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form
of proteid matter.
Synonyms: mudslinger
See Also: depreciator, detractor, disparager, knocker
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