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buckraker

noun
/ˈbʌkˌɹeɪkəɹ/

Etymology

Blend of buck + muckraker.

  1. derived from *rakō✻
  2. derived from rák — “strip; stripe; furrow; small mountain ravine”
  3. derived from *h₃reǵ-✻ — “to straighten, right oneself”
  4. derived from *rakō✻ — “path, track; course, direction; an unfolding, unwinding; account, narrative; argument, reasoning”
  5. inherited from racu — “bed of a stream; path; account, narrative; explanation; argument, reasoning; reason”
  6. inherited from rake
  7. suffixed as raker — “rake + er”
  8. compounded as muckraker — “muck + raker”
  9. compounded as buckraker — “buck + muckraker”

Definitions

  1. A well-connected journalist who uses his or her connections to earn a large sum of money…

    A well-connected journalist who uses his or her connections to earn a large sum of money from endeavors outside of ordinary work.

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