"buckraker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌkˌɹeɪkəɹ/ Forms: buckrakers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkɹeɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of buck + muckraker. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|buck|muckraker}} Blend of buck + muckraker Head templates: {{en-noun}} buckraker (plural buckrakers)
  1. (informal) A well-connected journalist who uses his or her connections to earn a large sum of money from endeavors outside of ordinary work. Tags: informal Derived forms: buckraking
    Sense id: en-buckraker-en-noun-xmFJ3sOF Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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