Hypertext Webster Gateway: "politician"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. politicien.]
1. One versed or experienced in the science of government;
one devoted to politics; a statesman.
While empiric politicians use deceit. --Dryden.
2. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public
office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in
a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics
as managed by parties (see {Politics}, 2); a schemer; an
intriguer; as, a mere politician.
Like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things
thou dost not. --Shak.
The politician . . . ready to do anything that he
apprehends for his advantage. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, a.
Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. ``Ill-meaning
politician lords.'' --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
politician
n 1: a leader engaged in civil administration
2: a person active in party politics [syn: {politico}, {pol}, {political
leader}]
3: a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in
sly or underhanded ways
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