politickern.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlᵻtɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈpɑləˌtɪkər/

Forms: 1600s politiquer, 1900s– politicker.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: politic adj., -er suffix¹; politic v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: In quot. 1604 < either politic adj. or politic n. + -er suffix¹. In later use < politic v. + -er suffix¹; compare earlier politicking n.Apparently re-formed in the 20th cent.

Chiefly depreciative.

A politician, esp. one motivated by political expediency; a person who engages in political activity out of self-interest.Apparently unattested in the 18th and 19th centuries.

ΚΠ

1604 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 22 Mar. (Parl. Archives HC/CL/JO/1/3) f. 34 Abandon temporizing smoothers, matchavilian politiquers, and corrupt bribing informers.

1912 Indianapolis Star 18 Oct. 8/4 Before the light is switched to the politickers let us say that the forecast turned out as all out forecasts do.

1961 A. Gallaher Plainville Fifteen Years Later iv. 146 Since the possibilities of patronage are limited, it is possible that most Plainville ‘politickers’ are motivated chiefly by ego-satisfaction.

1999 E. C. Rothenberg Taming of Press xi. 143 A major focus of the newspapers' trial strategy was to portray Cohen as a scurrilous and dishonest politicker.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	politicker
释义	politickern. Brit. /ˈpɒlᵻtɪkə/, U.S. /ˈpɑləˌtɪkər/ Forms: 1600s politiquer, 1900s– politicker. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: politic adj., -er suffix¹; politic v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: In quot. 1604 < either politic adj. or politic n. + -er suffix¹. In later use < politic v. + -er suffix¹; compare earlier politicking n.Apparently re-formed in the 20th cent. Chiefly depreciative. A politician, esp. one motivated by political expediency; a person who engages in political activity out of self-interest.Apparently unattested in the 18th and 19th centuries. ΚΠ 1604 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 22 Mar. (Parl. Archives HC/CL/JO/1/3) f. 34 Abandon temporizing smoothers, matchavilian politiquers, and corrupt bribing informers. 1912 Indianapolis Star 18 Oct. 8/4 Before the light is switched to the politickers let us say that the forecast turned out as all out forecasts do. 1961 A. Gallaher Plainville Fifteen Years Later iv. 146 Since the possibilities of patronage are limited, it is possible that most Plainville ‘politickers’ are motivated chiefly by ego-satisfaction. 1999 E. C. Rothenberg Taming of Press xi. 143 A major focus of the newspapers' trial strategy was to portray Cohen as a scurrilous and dishonest politicker. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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