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The Grunter
also: Хрюкало, Khryukalo
An invented, mocking newspaper name (from хрюкать, "to oink/grunt") that the operator's client bribes to suppress an unflattering court report -- Chekhov's stand-in for the venal gutter press.
Reading notes
- The Operator §10 'The Grunter'
"Хрюкало" (literally "the Grunter" or "Snout," from хрюкать, "to oink/grunt") is an invented, mocking newspaper name -- Chekhov's stand-in for the venal gutter press that can be paid off to suppress a court report.