Rasputin

name

name ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic.
  2. 2
    Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic.; Any influential political advisor who is considered a poor influence due to being a quack or charlatan. broadly

    "Nothing could better describe the numb-skulled thinking behind the havoc that President Donald Trump and his trade Rasputin, Peter Navarro, have wrought on the global economy."

  3. 3
    A surname.

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accessbad influencebig wheelcourteminence griseestablishment

Example

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"Rasputin had the whole Russian court under his spell."

Etymology

From Russian Распу́тин (Raspútin).

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