muckraker
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- noun
- /ˈmʌkˌreɪkər/
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periodista de investigación
- As a muckraker, she dedicated her career to uncovering scandals among powerful politicians.
Ida Tarbell, the great muckraker and the Progressive Era.
- Ida Tarbell, the great muckraker and the Progressive Era.
- But when Jefferson became president, he did not give this muckraker an appointment.
Examples
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The Muckraker Report spoke with Rex Tomb, Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI.
Blog text (5) -
Well, there was a muckraker in Washington called Jack Anderson.
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But when Jefferson became president, he did not give this muckraker an appointment.
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Haas is the editor and a writer for the Muckraker Report.
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Such impressive skills as a journalist and muckraker made Lil a prime candidate for his administration.
Fiction book (2001) -
Ida Tarbell, the great muckraker and the Progressive Era.
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In the beginning of the last century, Lincoln Steffens and Jacob Riis were the muckrakers.
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The muckraker exposed corruption within the government, leading to widespread outrage.
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Through her work as a muckraker, the journalist revealed scandals that changed public opinion.
Synonyms
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A person who spreads nasty stories about others to harm them, often in politics
A journalist who finds and reports dishonest behaviour in politics or business
A person who reveals secrets or dishonest acts to the public
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A journalist who finds and reports dishonest behaviour in politics or business
- Literature
A method journalists use to show wrong or illegal actions by people in power
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Etymology
Muckraker comes from the image of a muck-rake, a tool for pulling up muck 'dirty mud', and it was used in the early 1900s for writers who 'raked up' dirt about politicians and companies. So a muckraker is a writer or reporter who looks for and publishes dirty or harmful facts about people in public life.