"presstitute" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-presstitute.wav Forms: presstitutes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of press + prostitute. The comparison comes from the notion that they sell themselves for money. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|press|prostitute}} Blend of press + prostitute Head templates: {{en-noun}} presstitute (plural presstitutes)
  1. (derogatory, sometimes attributive) A person or media entity that misleadingly tailors news to fit a particular partisan agenda. Tags: attributive, derogatory, sometimes Derived forms: presstitution Related terms: whorenalist Translations (a person or media entity reporting news in such a biased manner): zurnalist (Azerbaijani), journapute (French), journalope (French), बिकाऊ मीडिया (bikāū mīḍiyā) [feminine, masculine] (Hindi), dziennikurwa [feminine] (Polish), presstytutka [feminine] (Polish), pena de aluguel (Portuguese), журнали́зд (žurnalízd) [masculine] (Russian), журнашлю́ха (žurnašljúxa) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "pena de aluguel"
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      "sense": "a person or media entity reporting news in such a biased manner",
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      "sense": "a person or media entity reporting news in such a biased manner",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      ],
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