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Meaning of "muckraker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUCKRAKER

muckraker  [ˈmʌkreɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUCKRAKER

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Muckraker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUCKRAKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

muckraker

Muckraker

The term muckraker refers to reform-minded journalists who wrote largely for all popular magazines and continued a tradition of investigative journalism reporting; muckrakers often worked to expose social ills and corporate and political corruption. Muckraking magazines—notably McClure's of publisher S. S. McClure—took on corporate monopolies and crooked political machines while raising public awareness of chronic urban poverty, unsafe working conditions, and social issues like child labor. The muckrakers are most commonly associated with the Progressive Era period of American history. The journalistic movement emerged in the United States after 1900 and continued to be influential until World War I, when the movement came to an end through a combination of advertising boycotts, dirty tricks and patriotism. Before World War I, the term "muckraker" was used to refer in a general sense to a writer who investigates and publishes truthful reports to perform an auditing or watchdog function.

Definition of muckraker in the English dictionary

The definition of muckraker in the dictionary is someone who uses an agricultural rake for spreading manure. Other definition of muckraker is someone who seeks out and expose scandal, esp concerning public figures.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUCKRAKER


backbreaker
ˈbækˌbreɪkə
ballbreaker
ˈbɔːlˌbreɪkə
breaker
ˈbreɪkə
dealbreaker
ˈdiːlˌbreɪkə
gamebreaker
ˈɡeɪmˌbreɪkə
groundbreaker
ˈɡraʊndˌbreɪkə
heartbreaker
ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkə
housebreaker
ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkə
icebreaker
ˈaɪsˌbreɪkə
jailbreaker
ˈdʒeɪlˌbreɪkə
jawbreaker
ˈdʒɔːˌbreɪkə
lawbreaker
ˈlɔːˌbreɪkə
moonraker
ˈmuːnˌreɪkə
raker
ˈreɪkə
stonebreaker
ˈstəʊnˌbreɪkə
strikebreaker
ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkə
tie-break
ˈtaɪˌbreɪkə
tie-breaker
ˈtaɪˌbreɪkə
trailbreaker
ˈtreɪlbreɪkə
Windbreaker
ˈwɪndbreɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUCKRAKER

muck up
muck-raking
muck-up
muck-up day
muckamuck
muckender
mucker
muckerish
muckier
muckiest
muckily
muckiness
muckle
muckrake
muckspread
muckspreader
mucksweat
muckworm
mucky
muckymuck

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUCKRAKER

baker
bookmaker
caretaker
circuit breaker
coffee-maker
faker
homemaker
keynote speaker
loudspeaker
maker
movie maker
Quaker
saker
shaker
shoemaker
sneaker
speaker
taker
undertaker
Whitaker

Synonyms and antonyms of muckraker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «muckraker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUCKRAKER

Find out the translation of muckraker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of muckraker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «muckraker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

muckraker
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

muckraker
570 millions of speakers

English

muckraker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

muckraker
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مروج الفضائح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Muckraker
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

muckraker
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুত্সাপ্রবণ ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déterreur de scandales
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Muckraker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmierfink
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マックレーカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

muckraker
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muckraker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

muckraker
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

muckraker
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मकरसरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

muckraker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Muckraker
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muckraker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Muckraker
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muckraker
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

muckraker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

muckraker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

muckraker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

muckraker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of muckraker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUCKRAKER»

The term «muckraker» is regularly used and occupies the 90.811 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUCKRAKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about muckraker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUCKRAKER»

Discover the use of muckraker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to muckraker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Muckraker: Based on a True Story
Sixteen-year-old Ashley is worried because a story that he has written for his school newspaper, revealing extensive drug activity in a local park, may expose his older brother, but then he fears for his own safety.
Billy Callahan, 1999
2
Muckraker: The Scandalous Life and Times of W. T. Stead, ...
A major work by a brilliant young biographer, Muckraker details the tenacity and verve of one of Victorian Britain’s most compelling characters.
W. Sydney Robinson, 2012
3
Ida Tarbell: portrait of a muckraker
Profiles one of America's foremost investigative journalists, whose biographies, profiles of public figures, and investigative articles, and especially for her 1902 expose of Standard Oil, challenged the powerful and stirred official and ...
Kathleen Brady, 1989
4
Ambrose Bierce takes on the railroad: the journalist as ...
This is the first book to look at Bierce's early muckraking campaign in depth through Bierce's acid journalism and the railroad's private and public reactions.
Daniel Lindley, 1999
5
The Case of the Murdered Muckraker
In late 1923, the newly married Daisy Dalrymple and her husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, come to America for a honeymoon visit.
Carola Dunn, 2011
6
Contracts
EPTS receipts from the sale of Muckraker's Cleveland report totaled $50,000. Nostalgia sent $2,500 to Muckraker and acknowledged in an accompanying letter that another $2,500 was owed to him. He explained, however, that he had '' cash ...
Joel Wm Friedman, 2009
7
Stories that Changed America: Muckrakers of the 20th Century
Despite its misinterpretation, "muckraker" became a widely used vituperative term . Most modern day journalists dislike the title and prefer to be called "investigative journalists." Yet, there are a few who have embraced the title, like Jessica ...
Carl Jensen, 2002
8
The Muckrakers: American Journalism During the Age of Reform
Although Lincoln Steffens's work was published after Jacob Riis's and Nellie Ely's , he is remembered as the first muckraker. He is certainly one of the most famous. In October 1902, McClures Magazine published Steffens's article "Tweed Days ...
Aileen Gallagher, 2006
9
The Muckrakers
THE honor of having been the first muckraker — of having written the first muckraking article — was given by default to Lincoln Steffens, evidently because his Shame of the Cities began in McClure's one month before Ida Tarbell's series on ...
Louis Filler, 1993
10
Apocalypse Crucible: The Earth's Last Days: The Battle Continues
Muckraker:>YES. MystioSEND IT. I'LL FIND YOUR GUY. Danielle hesitated before typing:>! THINK ONEWORLD NEWS- NET HAS INFORMATION ON THE GUY. MystioWHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT? Muckraker:>MY FRIEND WORKED FOR ...
Mel Odom, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUCKRAKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term muckraker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How did Michael Hastings Die?
Just over 2 years ago, muckraker Michael Hastings texted his friends that he was "onto a big story", that he needed to "go off the radar" for a ... «OpEdNews, Jul 15»
2
Retro film review: The Club – sublime, ridiculous and an Australian …
The chairman of selectors, games record holder, muckraker, wife basher and resident pisspot is also the owner of Jock Riley Enterprises, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
How a Young Donald Trump Forced His Way From Avenue Z to …
Even in the early stages of the reporting, the developer made sure the muckraker knew he was being watched closely. Having already spent ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
4
Criminal defamation: Borrowing from Empire
Muckraker is following closely the case whereby the government is arguing for the retention of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act ... «Zimbabwe Independent, Jul 15»
5
Gawker apologizes, removes article on CFO
In a self-assessment of sorts, Denton said Gawker has changed and must move beyond its roots as a digital muckraker. Gawker now has an ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
6
A Way to Beautify Area or a Barrier Created by Grosse Pointe Park?
But after Motor City Muckraker revealed in December that the barriers were illegal, the affluent suburb reopened one lane – the one entering ... «Deadline Detroit, Jul 15»
7
Jerry Stahl on Voltaire, Cher, and Being a Dad When You're Not …
David Henry Sterry is the author of 16 books, a performer, muckraker, educator, activist, and book doctor. His new book Chicken Self:-Portrait of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Hillary Clinton Wants More Cowbell
Chris Markowski has carried the titles of author, investment banker, equity analyst, muckraker, all around trouble-maker, and most importantly ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
9
Around the Web: Victory Park reboot, Fair Park bikes, Dallas' biggest …
After the attorney general rebuffed “all-purpose muckraker” Eric Nicholson's attempts to get usage data on the city's $125,000 bike sharing ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
10
Int'l tie-up seeks to boost Pinoy data journalism skills
"The present Philippine experience echoes that of the US in the 1800's, when 'muckraker' journalists formed coalitions with civil servants to ... «GMA News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Muckraker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/muckraker>. May 2024 ».
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