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spoilsman

spoils·man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spoilz-muh n]
    • /ˈspɔɪlz mən/
    • /ˈspɔɪlz.mən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spoilz-muh n]
    • /ˈspɔɪlz mən/

Definitions of spoilsman word

  • noun plural spoilsman a person who seeks or receives a share in political spoils. 1
  • noun plural spoilsman an advocate of the spoils system in politics. 1
  • noun spoilsman a person who shares in the spoils of office or advocates the spoils system 0
  • noun spoilsman a person who aids a political party in order to share in the spoils, or one who advocates the spoils system 0

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Origin of spoilsman

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45, Americanism; spoils + -man

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Parts of speech for Spoilsman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spoilsman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spoilsman usage trend in Literature

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