boodlern.

Brit.

/ˈbuːdl̩ə/,

/ˈbuːdlə/, U.S.

/ˈbud(ə)lər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: boodle n.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < boodle n.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare later boodle v.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

1. A counterfeiter; a person who passes counterfeit money. Cf. boodle n.¹ 3a. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > counterfeiting > [noun] > person who

falser1340

false-bullera1400

money-makerc1450

multipliera1500

counterfeiter1534

false-coiner1574

coiner1578

counterfeit1606

ben-feaker1612

venter1629

voucher1673

falsifiera1682

utterer1731

figure-dancer1796

boodler1872

paper-pusher1928

1872 G. P. Burnham Mem. U.S. Secret Service 347 He ventured to collar Wightman, knowing him..to be grand Sachem among these ‘boodlers’ or confidence men.

1894 A. Whitley In It 183 The boodlers were arrested, and the boodle captured and taken to secret service headquarters.

1897 Washington Post 3 Dec. 9/1 They knew that the ‘boodler’ would have to stow some money.

2004 S. Gupta Hacking in Computer World 162 They busted about two hundred boodlers a year for four years straight.

2. A person who offers or accepts bribes in public life, or who misappropriates or improperly benefits from public funds; a corrupt politician or government official. Cf. boodle n.¹ 3b. Cf. also grafter n.³ 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > one who bribes

meeder1556

bribe-monger1563

suborner1577

briber1679

bribe broker1787

corrupter1821

boodler1885

tipster1889

nobbler1982

1885 Washington Post 8 Nov. 4/5 The Democracy are able to dissociate themselves from the boodlers and blackguards who have been setting up as a ruling class within the party.

1887 Chicago Tribune 3 May 160 The boodlers met in the lower corridor.

1894 Congress. Rec. Aug. App. 1229/1 What we call the government of the people..has become a government of boodlers.

1909 C. F. G. Masterman Condition of Eng. iv. 153 The average citizen..is not yet convinced that its [sc. Socialism's] adherents will make a better job of it than the ‘boodlers’ and ‘blood suckers’.

1950 J. Lait & L. Mortimer Chicago Confidential i. i. 16 The decades have taught the boodlers and the robbers a few niceties of concealment behind more modern practices.

2009 Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Nexis) 22 Feb. b8 The entrenched boodlers basically own and run Wyoming as their own 400-mile-wide social clique.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	boodler
释义	boodlern. Brit. /ˈbuːdl̩ə/, /ˈbuːdlə/, U.S. /ˈbud(ə)lər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: boodle n.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < boodle n.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare later boodle v. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). 1. A counterfeiter; a person who passes counterfeit money. Cf. boodle n.¹ 3a. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > counterfeiting > [noun] > person who falser1340 false-bullera1400 money-makerc1450 multipliera1500 counterfeiter1534 false-coiner1574 coiner1578 counterfeit1606 ben-feaker1612 venter1629 voucher1673 falsifiera1682 utterer1731 figure-dancer1796 boodler1872 paper-pusher1928 1872 G. P. Burnham Mem. U.S. Secret Service 347 He ventured to collar Wightman, knowing him..to be grand Sachem among these ‘boodlers’ or confidence men. 1894 A. Whitley In It 183 The boodlers were arrested, and the boodle captured and taken to secret service headquarters. 1897 Washington Post 3 Dec. 9/1 They knew that the ‘boodler’ would have to stow some money. 2004 S. Gupta Hacking in Computer World 162 They busted about two hundred boodlers a year for four years straight. 2. A person who offers or accepts bribes in public life, or who misappropriates or improperly benefits from public funds; a corrupt politician or government official. Cf. boodle n.¹ 3b. Cf. also grafter n.³ 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > one who bribes meeder1556 bribe-monger1563 suborner1577 briber1679 bribe broker1787 corrupter1821 boodler1885 tipster1889 nobbler1982 1885 Washington Post 8 Nov. 4/5 The Democracy are able to dissociate themselves from the boodlers and blackguards who have been setting up as a ruling class within the party. 1887 Chicago Tribune 3 May 160 The boodlers met in the lower corridor. 1894 Congress. Rec. Aug. App. 1229/1 What we call the government of the people..has become a government of boodlers. 1909 C. F. G. Masterman Condition of Eng. iv. 153 The average citizen..is not yet convinced that its [sc. Socialism's] adherents will make a better job of it than the ‘boodlers’ and ‘blood suckers’. 1950 J. Lait & L. Mortimer Chicago Confidential i. i. 16 The decades have taught the boodlers and the robbers a few niceties of concealment behind more modern practices. 2009 Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Nexis) 22 Feb. b8 The entrenched boodlers basically own and run Wyoming as their own 400-mile-wide social clique. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1872
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