Spoilsman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spoilsman is a noun meaning (US) A politician who serves only for a share of the spoils.
Meaning
(US) A politician who serves only for a share of the spoils.
Example Sentences
Cameron's notoriety as a spoilsman who had been in turn a Democrat, a Know-Nothing, and had flirted with Whiggery, militated against his candidacy among delegates concerned that the party should appear to be as pure as Caesar's wife.
Word Forms
- spoilsmen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spoilsport, spoilee, spoliator, porkmeister, spendocrat, boodler.
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