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corruptionist

[ kuh-ruhp-shuh-nist ]

/ kəˈrʌp ʃə nɪst /

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noun

a person who practices or endorses corruption, especially in politics.

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Origin of corruptionist

First recorded in 1800–10; corruption + -ist

Words nearby corruptionist

corrugator, corrugator muscle, corrupt, corruptible, corruption, corruptionist, corruption of blood, corrupt practices act, corsac, corsage, corsair

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How to use corruptionist in a sentence

What his lazy Majesty the People has long needed was a sharp prick of the corruptionist's spear.
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1|Samuel J. Tilden
If these are lacking, the ballot only makes way for the “boss,” the corruptionist, or the oligarchy.
Races and Immigrants in America|John R. Commons
The political jobber or corruptionist is almost always an optimist.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16|Various
Senator Whaley an' his grafters was supposed to arrange matters with him—an' I'm no corruptionist, anyway.
Yellowstone Nights|Herbert Quick

But there was Goodrich—the real corruptionist, the wrecker of my plans and hopes, the menace to the future of the party.
The Plum Tree|David Graham Phillips