corruptionist

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noun

Someone who corrupts, or who is prone to corruption.

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Meanings

nouncorruptionist (plural corruptionists)

plural corruptionists

  1. Someone who corrupts, or who is prone to corruption.

    The first effort of the corruptionist is to fix the epithet Speculative upon any scheme which he thinks may cherish the spirit of reform

    1825, Sydney Smith, “Bentham's Book of Fallacies”, in Edinburgh Review

Origin

From corruption + -ist.

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APA

corruptionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corruptionist

MLA

“corruptionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corruptionist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corruptionist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corruptionist.

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