Noun

(en noun)

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-31, volume=408, issue=8851, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= The Satirical Verses , passage=It is not just politicians who find aspects of the explosion in satire unwelcome. Thanks to the internet, professional purveyors of the stuff face a lot more competition. For once, the joke is at their expense. A niche craft practised by a talented few has turned into a globally popular hobby, and what was once considered audacious commentary is now mainstream.}}

Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.

* {{quote-book, 1996, (Tom Clancy), page=438, isbn=0399142185, title= Executive Orders

, passage=I never wanted to be one, and as far as I'm concerned, I'm not a politician now. Am I the best man for this job? Probably not. I am, however, the President of the United States,

A politically active or interested person.

* {{quote-book, 1863, chapter=The Fountain Kloof, , page=211, title= The Sunday at Home

, passage=You used to be such a politician . Do you remember the debates we held in Fitzroy's rooms?}}

A sly or ingratiating person.

* {{quote-book, 1969, David E. Sanford, title= My Village, My World, page=90

, passage=Mrs. Dimitriou blushed at the compliment. "Antonios, you are such a politician ," her husband chuckled. }}

Noun

(spoilsmen)

(US) A politician who serves only for a share of the spoils.

*1988 , James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom , Oxford 2003, p. 217:

*: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.