corruptioneer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From corruption +‎ -eer.

Noun[edit]

corruptioneer (plural corruptioneers)

  1. (uncommon, colloquial) One involved in corruption.
    • 1954, {unattributed}, Future Science Fiction, Volume 5, Issues 1-3
      "As a corruptioneer from way back himself it seems that [] "
    • 1975, Finis Farr, Fair enough: the life of Westbrook Pegler[1]:
      "Doggedly loyal to Pendergast was Truman, faithful to the "corruptioneer" who had sent him to the Senate."