Rasputin

1. Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic.
2. A surname.

plural Rasputins

1. broadlygovernmentAny influential political advisor who is considered a poor influence due to being a quack or charlatan.

   Nothing could better describe the numb-skulled thinking behind the havoc that President Donald Trump and his trade Rasputin, Peter Navarro, have wrought on the global economy.

   2025 May 5, “This time really is different for the dollar, writes Kenneth Rogoff”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 05 May 2025

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   These Rasputins promise big returns, 25 or 30% a year or more. Such investments make spectacular conversation for the doctor's lounge and cocktail parties and only a very few select people can invest with this man.

   2007, Robert M. Doroghazi, Dan Wright French, The Physician's Guide to Investing (page 46)