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red-baiter

red-baiter noun: a person who practices red-baiting.

Noun

red-baiter (plural red-baiters)

  1. (US) A person who practices red-baiting.
    • On Feb. 9, 1950, notorious red-baiter Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) waved a piece of paper before the cameras that he claimed contained a list of 205 "card-carrying Communists in the State Department."2003 February 17, Leslie Feinberg, “'Lavender scare'!”, in Workers World
    Synonyms:
    red-tagger

Synonyms of red-baiter

  • red-tagger

Forms of red-baiter

pluralred-baiters

Questions about red-baiter

What does red-baiter mean?
Red-baiter means a person who practices red-baiting.
What part of speech is red-baiter?
Red-baiter is a noun.
What is the plural of red-baiter?
The plural of red-baiter is red-baiters.

Words near red-baiter in the dictionary

  1. red-backed shrike
  2. red-backed shrikes
  3. red-backs
  4. red-bait
  5. red-baited
  6. red-baiter
  7. red-baiters
  8. red-baiting
  9. red-baits
  10. red-banded sand wasp
  11. red-banded sand wasps

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