politicastern.

Brit.

/pəˈlɪtᵻkɑːstə/,

/pəˈlɪtᵻkastə/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪdᵻˌkæstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: politic n., -aster suffix.

Etymology: < politic n. (see sense 2b at that entry) + -aster suffix, perhaps after Italian politicastro (a1610). Compare Spanish politicastro (1821 or earlier).

derogatory. Now literary and archaic.

An inadequate or contemptible politician.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [noun] > petty or contemptible

politicaster1641

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 71 Though all the Tribe of Aphorismers, and Politicasters would perswade us there be..reasons against it.

1682 Observator 22 Jan. 2/1 Behold, your dogmatizing Politicaster; an Empty, Talking Plagiary.

1720 J. Dennis Characters & Conduct Sir John Edgar 2 The vilest Poetaster or Politicaster, between Dover and the Orcades.

1741 Gentleman's Mag. July 361/1 The little dirty Politicaster, with whom I am now contending.

1805 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 3 200 But those politicasters who to Spain are not just, will to Germany not be generous.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Nov. 2/2 The country is very sick of the parliamentary squabbles of politicasters.

1955 S. H. Adams Grandfather Stories 43 The man was a hater of the great Governor and his life-work, the Erie; a makebate, a dawplucker, a malcontent politicaster.

1997 Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) (Nexis) 5 Jan. 6 b Oakland educrats made a good run at Ebonics, but Washington politicasters shot them down in eloquent politonics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	politicaster
释义	politicastern. Brit. /pəˈlɪtᵻkɑːstə/, /pəˈlɪtᵻkastə/, U.S. /pəˈlɪdᵻˌkæstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: politic n., -aster suffix. Etymology: < politic n. (see sense 2b at that entry) + -aster suffix, perhaps after Italian politicastro (a1610). Compare Spanish politicastro (1821 or earlier). derogatory. Now literary and archaic. An inadequate or contemptible politician. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [noun] > petty or contemptible politicaster1641 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 71 Though all the Tribe of Aphorismers, and Politicasters would perswade us there be..reasons against it. 1682 Observator 22 Jan. 2/1 Behold, your dogmatizing Politicaster; an Empty, Talking Plagiary. 1720 J. Dennis Characters & Conduct Sir John Edgar 2 The vilest Poetaster or Politicaster, between Dover and the Orcades. 1741 Gentleman's Mag. July 361/1 The little dirty Politicaster, with whom I am now contending. 1805 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 3 200 But those politicasters who to Spain are not just, will to Germany not be generous. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Nov. 2/2 The country is very sick of the parliamentary squabbles of politicasters. 1955 S. H. Adams Grandfather Stories 43 The man was a hater of the great Governor and his life-work, the Erie; a makebate, a dawplucker, a malcontent politicaster. 1997 Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) (Nexis) 5 Jan. 6 b Oakland educrats made a good run at Ebonics, but Washington politicasters shot them down in eloquent politonics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1641
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