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mudslinger

mudslinger noun: one who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.

Noun

mudslinger (plural mudslingers)

  1. One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.
    • Yet, even while modern mudslinging has grown more rampant […] the phenomenon is hardly new.2008, Kerwin C. Swint, Mudslingers, Union Square Press.

Forms of mudslinger

pluralmudslingers

Origin of mudslinger

From mud + slinger.

Questions about mudslinger

What does mudslinger mean?
Mudslinger means one who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.
What part of speech is mudslinger?
Mudslinger is a noun.
What is the plural of mudslinger?
The plural of mudslinger is mudslingers.

Words near mudslinger in the dictionary

  1. mudslide
  2. mudslides
  3. mudslime
  4. mudslimes
  5. mudsling
  6. mudslinger
  7. mudslingers
  8. mudslinging
  9. mudslingings
  10. mudslings
  11. mudslum

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