"virtue signaller" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɜɹtʃu sɪɡnələɹ/ [US], [ˈvɜ˞tʃ- -lɚ] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-virtue signaller.wav Forms: virtue signallers [plural], virtue signaler [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} virtue signaller (plural virtue signallers)
  1. (neologism) Somebody who engages in virtue signalling. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-virtue_signaller-en-noun-C~qS7tU0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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