"The politicaster is looking for small opportunities for such pickings and stealings as a careless public may leave for those of his kind. The great politician is looking for great opportunities." - Samuel McChord Crothers; In Praise of Politicians; The Wall Street Journal (New York); Jan 5, 2004.
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Politicaster — Po*lit i*cas ter, n. [Cf. It. politicastro.] A petty politician; a pretender in politics. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
politicaster — (n.) a petty, feeble, or contemptible politician [OED], 1640s, from It. or Sp. politicastro … Etymology dictionary
politicaster — petty politician Pretenders and Dabblers … Phrontistery dictionary
politicaster — po·lit·i·cas·ter … English syllables
politicaster — Second rate politician or incompetent leader … Grandiloquent dictionary
politicaster — n. minor or petty politician; dabbler in politics … Dictionary of difficult words
politicaster — pəˈlid.əˌkastə(r), ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: probably from politic (II) + aster : an unstatesmanlike practitioner of politics : a petty or contemptible politician timorous, trimming politicasters, all for the party without… … Useful english dictionary
-aster — suffix. 1 forming nouns denoting poor quality (criticaster; poetaster). 2 Bot. denoting incomplete resemblance (oleaster; pinaster). Etymology: L * * * I. |astə(r), |aas noun suffix ( s … Useful english dictionary
poetaster — noun An unskilled poet. See Also: criticaster, mathematicaster, philosophaster, politicaster … Wiktionary
Matthew Wren (writer) — Matthew Wren (20 August 1629 – 14 June 1672) was an English politician and writer. He is now known as an opponent of James Harrington, and a monarchist who made qualified use of the ideas of Thomas Hobbes.[1] Life He was the eldest child of the… … Wikipedia
