Etymology

Rasputin

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Today it means: Any influential political advisor who is considered a poor influence due to being a quack or charlatan. Full definition →

Russian Распу́тин
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromРаспу́тин
  2. English todayRasputin

From Russian Распу́тин (Raspútin).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.