spoilsman

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounspoilsman (plural spoilsmen)

plural spoilsmen

  1. USA politician who serves only for a share of the spoils.

    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.

    1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 217

Origin

From spoils + man.

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APA

spoilsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoilsman

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“spoilsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoilsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spoilsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoilsman.

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