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boodlers

boodlers is the plural of boodler.

Meaning of boodler

Noun

boodler (plural boodlers)

  1. One, especially a politician, who seeks or receives boodle; a political grafter.
    • Boodlers, according to the dealers in boodle, are divided into two categories, the honest and the dishonest boodlers. The honest boodler is the alderman who, when bought, stays bought,' and does not sell out to the other side; the dishonest boodler is perfectly willing to take money from both sides...1894, William T. Stead, If Christ Came to Chicago: A Plea for the Union of All Who Love in the Service of All Who Suffer, Part III, Chapter 1
  2. (dated, obsolete, slang) A person displaying unsportsmanlike behavior.

Questions about boodlers

What is boodlers the plural of?
Boodlers is the plural of boodler.

Words near boodlers in the dictionary

  1. boodleized
  2. boodleizes
  3. boodleizing
  4. boodler
  5. boodlerism
  6. boodlers
  7. boodlery
  8. boodles
  9. boodling
  10. boodlings
  11. Boodram

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