spoilsman en · NOUN
Etymology
From spoils + man.
Meanings
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(US) A 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spoilsmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |