Term: muckraker: one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
Candidate hypernym: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence → 1
Candidate hypernym: japanese spurge: slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover → 0
Candidate hypernym: buy-and-bust operation: an undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers → 0
Candidate hypernym: bear hug: a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent → 0
Candidate hypernym: digital communications technology: the design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form → 0
Candidate hypernym: stripper well: an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day → 0
Candidate hypernym: pigeon toes: disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee → 0
Candidate hypernym: crammer: a student who crams → 0
Candidate hypernym: scrip: a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency → 0
Candidate hypernym: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight → 0
Candidate hypernym: dipper: a ladle that has a cup with a long handle → 0