mudslinger

mud·sling·er

noun \-ˌsliŋ-ər\

Definition of MUDSLINGER

: one that uses offensive epithets and invective especially against a political opponent

— mud·sling·ing \-ˌsliŋ-iŋ\ noun

Examples of MUDSLINGER

1. <a local hot-button issue that has turned some normally mild-mannered neighbors into letter-writing mudslingers>

First Known Use of MUDSLINGER

circa 1890

Related to MUDSLINGER

Synonyms: attack dog

Related Words: polemicist, polemist; hatchet man, hired gun, hit man; barracuda, shark

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Rhymes with MUDSLINGER

Beijinger, first-stringer, folksinger, gunslinger, handwringer, humdinger, left-winger, right-winger, torch singer