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corruptionist

/kuh-ruhp-shuh-nist/US // kəˈrʌp ʃə nɪst //

腐败分子,腐败主义者,腐败者,贪污者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who practices or endorses corruption, especially in politics.

Examples

  • What his lazy Majesty the People has long needed was a sharp prick of the corruptionist's spear.

  • If these are lacking, the ballot only makes way for the “boss,” the corruptionist, or the oligarchy.

  • The political jobber or corruptionist is almost always an optimist.

  • Senator Whaley an' his grafters was supposed to arrange matters with him—an' I'm no corruptionist, anyway.

  • But there was Goodrich—the real corruptionist, the wrecker of my plans and hopes, the menace to the future of the party.