What does red-baiter mean?
Red-baiter means (US) A person who practices red-baiting..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(US) A person who practices red-baiting..
On Feb. 9, 1950, notorious red-baiter Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) waved a piece of paper before the cameras that he claimed contained a list of 205 "card-carrying Communists in the State Department."
Use red-baiter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Red-baiter means (US) A person who practices red-baiting..
Common synonyms include red-tagger.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
On Feb. 9, 1950, notorious red-baiter Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) waved a piece of paper before the cameras that he claimed contained a list of 205 "card-carrying Communists in the State Department."
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