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"fourth estate" Definition

  1. the complete body of journalists of all descriptions. This term is much in use among “liners.”

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Position in the dictionary: 1332 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: fox, foxed, foxing, foxy, fox’s sleep, frapping, free fight, free-and-easy, freeman’s quay, french cream
Previous words in the dictionary: fourth, four-eyes, four-and-nine, four kings, foul riding, foul, fou, forty-twa, forty winks, forty guts

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