muckraker journalist
- noun
- /ˈmʌkˌreɪkər ˈdʒɜrnəlist/
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periodista de investigación
- He was a muckraker journalist and long-time Wilson supporter, a veteran of two elections (1912 and 1916), but a relatively unknown entity in Washington.
Examples
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The muckraker journalist exposed the corruption within the city council, revealing serious misconduct.
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As a muckraker journalist, she dedicated her career to uncovering scandals in the political arena.
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Many readers rely on the muckraker journalist to bring important issues of corruption to light.
Synonyms
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A journalist who finds and publishes bad stories about people in power
Antonyms
How Investigative
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: combining 'muckraker' (a writer who exposes wrongdoing) with 'journalist' yields a journalist who investigates and exposes corruption. This noun+noun composition follows a common, transparent pattern and would be predictable to a learner who already knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Muckraker journalist comes from the image of someone using a rake to pull up muck, meaning dirty or messy stuff, so people can see it. One popular story says leaders used that picture for reporters who 'dug up dirt', and that's why the phrase means a reporter who 'exposes corruption'.