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politainer

politainer noun: a politician who is or used to be an entertainer.

Noun

politainer (plural politainers)

  1. A politician who is or used to be an entertainer.
    • Both [Jesse Ventura and Jerry Springer] are famous, populist politicians with a history of outlandish behavior. They are both "politainers."2003 August 5, Gregory Korte, “Ventura won — could Springer?”, in The Cincinnati Enquirer

Forms of politainer

pluralpolitainers

Origin of politainer

Blend of politician + entertainer.

Questions about politainer

What does politainer mean?
Politainer means a politician who is or used to be an entertainer.
What part of speech is politainer?
Politainer is a noun.
What is the plural of politainer?
The plural of politainer is politainers.

Words near politainer in the dictionary

  1. polisson
  2. Polister
  3. polistine
  4. polistines
  5. polit.
  6. politainer
  7. politainers
  8. Politano
  9. Politanos
  10. politarch
  11. politarchic

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