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politicker

politicker noun: a politician; one who employs politics.

Noun

politicker (plural politickers)

  1. (colloquial, dated, dialectal) A politician; one who employs politics.
  2. One who politicks; one who engages in politicking to increase their stature or power within a (non-governmental) business, organization, profession, etc.
    • CHAPTER ONE The Problem and Its Scope
      Organizational politicking is akin to what has been called Machiavellianism. […] That is, the "politicker" may strive to eliminate a fellow organization member or an idea espoused by a fellow [member].1979, Charles W. Lachenmeyer, Organizing Politicking: An Analysis
    • The point is that by asking the types of questions as presented above you actually disempower yourself or the one the question was directed to. Here is how the power politicker would handle the same situations […]2000, Howard Jackson, The Secrets of Power Politicking, Universal-Publishers, →ISBN, page 32

Forms of politicker

pluralpolitickers

Origin of politicker

From politic + -er.

Questions about politicker

What does politicker mean?
Politicker means a politician; one who employs politics.
What part of speech is politicker?
Politicker is a noun.
What is the plural of politicker?
The plural of politicker is politickers.

Words near politicker in the dictionary

  1. politicizers
  2. politicizes
  3. politicizing
  4. politick
  5. politicked
  6. politicker
  7. politickers
  8. politickese
  9. politicking
  10. politickings
  11. politicks

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