Definition of Mudslinger

1. Noun. One who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage).

Exact synonyms: Muckraker
Category relationships: Government, Political Science, Politics
Generic synonyms: Depreciator, Detractor, Disparager, Knocker
Derivative terms: Muckrake

Definition of Mudslinger

1. Noun. One who casts aspersion, who insults. Especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mudslinger

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mudslinger

mudrock
mudrocks
mudroom
mudrooms
muds
mudscow
mudscows
mudsill
mudsills
mudskipper
mudskippers
mudsled
mudsleds
mudslides
mudslinger (current term)
mudslingers
mudslinging
mudslingings
mudspringer
mudstone
mudstones
mudsucker
mudsuckers
mudwall
mudwalled
mudwalls
mudwater
mudwort
mudworts

Literary usage of Mudslinger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annotated Cases, American and English by H Noyes Greene, William Mark McKinney, David Shephard Garland (1918)
"[197] "(5) Is it true that at the time of .the publication and circulation of said circular that the plaintiff was a 'mudslinger'? ..."

2. The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine (1857)
"... are all the balls of fortune, tossed to and fro, From the plough unto the throne and back again. Under the swing of destiny mankind suffers. mudslinger. ..."

3. Millard Fillmore: Constructive Statesman, Defender of the Constitution by William Elliot Griffis (1915)
"The mudslinger and the assassin differ in degree, rather than in kind. Of the three presidents, whom he entertained in his home, John Quincy Adams, ..."

4. What American Editors Said about the Ten Million Dollar Libel Suit by Thomson Gale (Firm) (1921)
"A really gifted mudslinger can damage the character or achievement of anyone with ease, and be immune to legal action. Whereas a straightforward and earnest ..."

5. Wisconsin Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin by Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Supreme Court (1918)
""(5) Is it true that at the time of the publication and circulation of said circular that the plaintiff was a 'mudslinger'? A. Xo (by direction of the ..."

6. Annotated Cases, American and English by H Noyes Greene, William Mark McKinney, David Shephard Garland (1918)
"[197] "(5) Is it true that at the time of .the publication and circulation of said circular that the plaintiff was a 'mudslinger'? ..."

7. The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine (1857)
"... are all the balls of fortune, tossed to and fro, From the plough unto the throne and back again. Under the swing of destiny mankind suffers. mudslinger. ..."

8. Millard Fillmore: Constructive Statesman, Defender of the Constitution by William Elliot Griffis (1915)
"The mudslinger and the assassin differ in degree, rather than in kind. Of the three presidents, whom he entertained in his home, John Quincy Adams, ..."

9. What American Editors Said about the Ten Million Dollar Libel Suit by Thomson Gale (Firm) (1921)
"A really gifted mudslinger can damage the character or achievement of anyone with ease, and be immune to legal action. Whereas a straightforward and earnest ..."

10. Wisconsin Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin by Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Supreme Court (1918)
""(5) Is it true that at the time of the publication and circulation of said circular that the plaintiff was a 'mudslinger'? A. Xo (by direction of the ..."

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