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Investigator vs Muckraker - What's the difference?

investigator | muckraker |

As nouns the difference between investigator and muckraker

is that investigator is one who investigates while muckraker is (us) one who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that often violate widely held values; eg one who exposes political corruption or the poor conditions in prisons.

investigator

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who investigates.

    • Related terms

    * investigatrix (feminine)

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    muckraker

    English

    Noun

    (s)
  • (US) One who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that often violate widely held values; e.g. one who exposes political corruption or the poor conditions in prisons.
  • (British) A sensationalist, scandal-mongering journalist, one who is not driven by any social principles.
  • (US, historical) One of a group of American investigative reporters, novelists and critics of the (the 1890s to the 1920s)

    • Derived terms

    * muckraking