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单词 porkchopper
释义 porkchopper
 /pawrk"chop'euhr, pohrk"-/, n. Informal.
  1. a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services.
  2. any legislator, political appointee, official, etc., who is primarily interested in personal gain or the perquisites of power.
 [1945-50, Amer.; PORKCHOP + -ER1; prob. from the use of "porkchop" as a metaphor for livelihood, esp. one acquired with little effort]
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