Meaning

1 senses
  1. One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.

    Verleumder, Verleumderin, Dreckschleuder

    клеветни́кklevetník, клеветни́цаklevetníca, злопыха́тельzlopyxátelʹ

    one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one who casts aspersions:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who casts aspersions:

Origin

From mud + slinger.

From mud + slinger.

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Forms

plural: mudslingers
Singularmudslinger
Pluralmudslingers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage):muckraker

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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