Rasputin
name
name ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic.
- 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 A surname.
Example
More examples"Rasputin had the whole Russian court under his spell."
Etymology
From Russian Распу́тин (Raspútin).