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