Spoilsmonger

Spoilsmonger
Spoilsmonger Spoils"mon`ger (spoilz"m[u^][ng]`g[~e]r), n. One who promises or distributes public offices and their emoluments as the price of services to a party or its leaders. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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