Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoilsman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spoils-man
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From spoils + man.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

spoilsmen (plural)

Questions

What does spoilsman mean?: A politician who serves only for a share of the spoils.
Where does spoilsman come from?: From spoils + man.

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