SENSATIONALIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sensationalist mean? 

• SENSATIONALIST (noun)
  The noun SENSATIONALIST has 1 sense:

1. someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention

  Familiarity information: SENSATIONALIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENSATIONALIST (noun)

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Meaning:

Someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

ballyhoo artist; sensationalist

Hypernyms ("sensationalist" is a kind of...):

publiciser; publicist; publicizer (someone who publicizes)

Derivation:

sensationalism (the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes)

sensationalism (subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes)