muckraker

as inshrew
as inniggler
as innitpicker
as inquibbler
as incritic

Synonyms for muckraker

noun mean lady

Word Origin & History

c.1600, "one who rakes muck," from muck (n.) + agent noun from rake (v.). Meaning "one who inquires into and publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders," popularized 1906 in speech by President Theodore Roosevelt, in reference to "man ... with a Muckrake in his hand" in Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" (1684) who seeks worldly gain by raking filth.

Muckrake in sense "person who hunts scandal" is attested from 1872. To muckrake (v.) in the literal sense is from 1879; figuratively from 1910. Related: Muckraking.

Example Sentences for muckraker

And when the term "muckraker" came into use, I remember his deep satisfaction.

For some moments the muckraker considered the statement thoughtfully.

Muckraker: One who sits on the fence and defames American enterprise as it marches by.

It was a relief not to be accepted only as Everett the Muckraker, as a professional reformer, as one holier than others.

A loyal Adopted Son of California, a novelist and muckraker, returned a few years ago to the beloved land of his adoption.

A somewhat similar experiment was concerned with a magazine editor and a life-size mannikin made up to resemble a muckraker.

What a drop for Joe, from what he had been, to this wretched violent little sheet, this muckraker of the ocean world.

muckraker

Synonyms for muckraker

More words related to muckraker

critic

critics

niggler

nitpicker

quibbler

shrew