Ra•spu•tin(ra spyo̅o̅′tin, -tn; Russ.ru spo̅o̅′tyin),USA pronunciationn.Gri•go•ri E•fi•mo•vich(gri gôr′ē i fē′mə vich; Russ. gryi gô′ryē yi fyē′mə vyich),USA pronunciation 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
any person who exercises great but insidious influence.