tenderpreneur
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A government official or politician who uses their powers and influence to secure government tenders and contracts.
Slang
Example Sentences
- "No doubt you’re tired of reading about his colourful escapades – about his glamorous home, his allegedly dodgy tenderpreneur deals, his gushing praise of malevolent dictators, or his soundly articulated international economic policy."
- "If anything, the decision represents an important victory to both emerging and accomplished tenderpreneurs who have undoubtedly distinguished themselves in clandestine plundering of state resources."
- "Let's be bold, let's go and promote small entrepreneurs and defeat tenderpreneurs, those who steal.""
- "Tenderpreneur Julius Malema says he is not a hypocrite for publicly condemning personal enrichment while allegedly privately enriching himself, saying that there is no word for 'hypocrite' in the Pedi dictionary."
Etymology
From tender + -preneur.