"frauditor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frauditors [plural]
Etymology: A blend of fraud + auditor. The journalistic sense appeared in the early 2020s. The first appearance of the business sense is uncertain. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fraud|auditor|nocap=1}} blend of fraud + auditor Head templates: {{en-noun}} frauditor (plural frauditors)
  1. (US, journalism) An intimidating, phony or insincere First Amendment auditor. Tags: US Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-frauditor-en-noun-WLptDUie Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 53 30 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 16 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 18 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 14 21 Topics: journalism, media
  2. (US, business, finance, uncommon) An auditor who seeks or uncovers instances of fraudulent activity in a business or other organization. Tags: US, uncommon Categories (topical): Business, Finance
    Sense id: en-frauditor-en-noun-TSoUlgn7 Categories (other): American English Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: frauditors [plural]
Etymology: Blend of fraud + creditor, appeared c. 1553. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fraud|creditor}} Blend of fraud + creditor Head templates: {{en-noun}} frauditor (plural frauditors)
  1. (dated, obsolete, rare) A cheat or defrauder. Tags: dated, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-frauditor-en-noun-NWGn7MCv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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