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briber
bribe B0477500 (brīb)n.1. Money or some other benefit given to a person in power, especially a public official, in an effort to cause the person to take a particular action.2. Something offered to induce another to do something: tried to use dessert as a bribe to get the child to cooperate.v. bribed, brib·ing, bribes v.tr. To give, offer, or promise a bribe to.v.intr. To give, offer, or promise bribes.
[Middle English, from Old French, piece of bread given as alms.]
brib′a·ble adj.brib′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  briber - someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful actsubornercriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
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BriberA person who offers a bribe, which is money or some other compensation given to another party so that that party will violate rules. For example, a restaurant owner may offer a bribe to a health inspector so he/she will overlook a restaurant's violation of the city's health code. In such a case, the restaurant owner is a briber. Bribery is a crime and a form of corruption.briber
Synonyms for bribernoun someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful actSynonymsRelated Words- criminal
- crook
- felon
- malefactor
- outlaw
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