What does nellie bly mean?

nellie bly means "muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)".

What is another word for nellie bly?

Close synonyms include Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nellie bly a common word?

nellie bly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Nellie bly — meaning and 3 synonyms

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
SynonymsSeaman Elizabeth Seaman Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman
Broaderjournalist

Questions about nellie bly

What does nellie bly mean?: nellie bly means "muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)".
What is another word for nellie bly?: Close synonyms include Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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