politico

[ puh-lit-i-koh ]

noun,plural po·lit·i·cos.
  1. a politician.

Origin of politico

1
1620–30; <Italian or Spanish

Other definitions for politico- (2 of 2)

politico-

  1. a combining form representing political in compound words: politico-religious.

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How to use politico in a sentence

  • Silently, he railed against the sugar planters and their kept politicos for leaving the island prey to malaria.

    The Five Arrows | Allan Chase
  • For example, when Skidmore gives a party, the politicos in my Embassy, they all find reasons for being out of town.

    The Five Arrows | Allan Chase
  • He believed, however, that in the absence of direct news from Dara, Wealdian officials would take the normal course of politicos.

    Pariah Planet | Murray Leinster
  • Leave it to the politicos to get excited and jump out of their skins.

    Beyond The Thunder | H. B. Hickey
  • Before, it was everything for the Padres, nothing for the people; and now it is everything for those great politicos in Sta.

British Dictionary definitions for politico (1 of 2)

politico

/ (pəˈlɪtɪˌkəʊ) /


nounplural -cos

Origin of politico

1
C17: from Italian or Spanish

British Dictionary definitions for politico- (2 of 2)

politico-

combining form
  1. denoting political or politics: politicoeconomic

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