Found 2 items, similar to politician.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: politician politician n 1: a leader engaged in civil administration 2: a person active in party politics [syn: politico, pol, political leader ] 3: a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways
English → English (gcide) Definition: Politician Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, a. Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. “Ill-meaning politician lords.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. politicien.] [1913 Webster] 1. One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman. [1913 Webster] While empiric politicians use deceit. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see Politics, 2); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician. [1913 Webster] Like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The politician . . . ready to do anything that he apprehends for his advantage. --South. [1913 Webster]