noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person or media entity that misleadingly tailors news to fit a particular partisan agenda. attributive, derogatory, sometimes

Etymology

Blend of press + prostitute. The comparison comes from the notion that they sell themselves for money.

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