presstitute

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presstitute

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

noun presstitutes

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

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noun a person or media entity reporting news in such a biased manner

हिन्दीबिकाऊ मीडिया bikāū mīḍiyā
Portuguêspena de aluguel
Françaisjournapute, journalope
Русскийжурнали́зд žurnalízd, журнашлю́ха žurnašljúxa

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@misc{presstitute_2026,
  title = {presstitute},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/presstitute},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}