Word
muckraker, n.
(muckrakers)
one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
<noun.person>
muckraker
mudslinger
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
muckrake
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
politics, political science, government
hypernym
detractor, disparager, depreciator, knocker