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corruptioneer

corruptioneer noun: one involved in corruption.

Noun

corruptioneer (plural corruptioneers)

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

Forms of corruptioneer

pluralcorruptioneers

Origin of corruptioneer

From corruption + -eer.

Questions about corruptioneer

What does corruptioneer mean?
Corruptioneer means one involved in corruption.
What part of speech is corruptioneer?
Corruptioneer is a noun.
What is the plural of corruptioneer?
The plural of corruptioneer is corruptioneers.

Words near corruptioneer in the dictionary

  1. corrupticians
  2. corrupting
  3. corruptingly
  4. corruption
  5. corruption of blood
  6. corruptioneer
  7. corruptioneers
  8. corruptionist
  9. corruptionists
  10. corruptionless
  11. corruptions

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