Synonyms of muckraker

muckraker

noun

as in journalist

someone who tries to reveal information about prominent individuals behaving badly

The newspaper used a team of seasoned muckrakers to expose the corruption at city hall.

Related Words

• journalist
• reporter
• sportswriter
• newsman
• photojournalist
• staffer
• newspaperman
• stringer
• correspondent
• newspaperwoman
• police reporter
• newsperson
• pressman
• newshound
• broadcaster
• newscaster
• newswoman
• editor
• announcer
• columnist
• intelligencer
• anchorman
• commentator
• anchorwoman
• anchorperson
• anchor
• copyreader
• byliner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of muckraker

Eric Bogosian’s leather jacket-wearing muckraker is still asking questions in season three of Interview With the Vampire, and the AMC series has been renamed in honor of Molloy’s latest subject. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026

Famous American muckrakers include Ida Tarbell who wrote about Standard Oil’s monopoly; Lincoln Steffens who wrote about corruption in city halls; and Upton Sinclair who exposed deplorable conditions in the meatpacking industry. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026

One spring day, Tan’s critical gaze landed on the work of freelance journalist Gil Duran, a tech-industry muckraker with a background in Democratic politics who was starting to take very seriously the right-wing political ambitions of San Francisco tech moguls. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025