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spoilsmen

spoilsmen is the plural of spoilsman.

Meaning of spoilsman

Noun

spoilsman (plural spoilsmen)

  1. (US) A politician who serves only for a share of the spoils.
    • Cameron's notoriety as a spoilsman who had been in turn a Democrat, a Know-Nothing, and had flirted with Whiggery, militated against his candidacy among delegates concerned that the party should appear to be as pure as Caesar's wife.1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 217

Questions about spoilsmen

What is spoilsmen the plural of?
Spoilsmen is the plural of spoilsman.

Words near spoilsmen in the dictionary

  1. spoils system
  2. spoils systems
  3. spoils the market
  4. spoils the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar
  5. spoilsman
  6. spoilsmen
  7. spoilsmonger
  8. spoilsmongers
  9. spoilsome
  10. spoilsport
  11. spoilsportism

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