Boodler
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 One, especially a politician, who seeks or receives boodle; a political grafter.
"Boodlers, according to the dealers in boodle, are divided into two categories, the honest and the dishonest boodlers. The honest boodler is the alderman who, when bought, stays bought,' and does not sell out to the other side; the dishonest boodler is perfectly willing to take money from both sides and dispose of his vote, not according to the first bid, but the last."
- 2 A person displaying unsportsmanlike behavior. dated, obsolete, slang
Synonyms
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More examples"Boodlers, according to the dealers in boodle, are divided into two categories, the honest and the dishonest boodlers. The honest boodler is the alderman who, when bought, stays bought,' and does not sell out to the other side; the dishonest boodler is perfectly willing to take money from both sides and dispose of his vote, not according to the first bid, but the last."
Etymology
From boodle + -er.
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