politician B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/ UK /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ See IPA manual Freq #6861 Meanings 1 noun A person who works in politics, especially one who has been elected to government. Politicians should serve the country's interest. 2 noun A person who is skilled at gaining advantage within a group in clever or dishonest ways. There is always one politician in every office. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who works in... polpolitico Word family Forms politicians Derived forms antipoliticianeuropoliticiangeopoliticiangynoticianmetapoliticianmiliticiannonpoliticianpolitainerpoliticianesepoliticianesspoliticianlikepoliticianly Related forms politics Appears in Phrases (1) See all machine politician a politician belonging to an organized group that controls a party for private advantage Noun + noun Etymology AI details From politic + -ian. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # politician **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ **Frequency rank:** 6861 ## Meanings 1. A person who works in politics, especially one who has been elected to government. 2. A person who is skilled at gaining advantage within a group in clever or dishonest ways. ## Examples - Politicians should serve the country's interest. - There is always one politician in every office. ## Synonyms - politico ## Derived Forms - antipolitician - europolitician - geopolitician - gynotician - metapolitician - militician - nonpolitician - politainer - politicianese - politicianess - politicianlike - politicianly ## Related Forms - politics ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -ian - one who ## Etymology From politic + -ian. ## AI Etymology Politician comes from politic + -ian. In present-day English it covers a person who works in politics, especially one who has been elected to government and a person who is skilled at gaining advantage within a group in clever or dishonest ways. The wider family includes derived forms such as antipolitician, europolitician, geopolitician, gynotician, metapolitician and related forms such as politics. ## Topics - People & Society markdown