politico

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ/ UK /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a politician or person engaged in party politics (often disparaging)

The seasoned politico knew exactly which hands to shake at the gala.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a politician or person... politician pol statesman legislator operative partisan

Word family

Related forms politic political politics politician

Etymology

From Italian or Spanish politico ('politician, statesman'), from Latin politicus, from Ancient Greek politikos ('civic'), from polis ('city, state').

politico Italian politikos Ancient Greek polis Ancient Greek

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People & Society

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# politico

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/

## Meanings
1. a politician or person engaged in party politics (often disparaging)

## Examples
- The seasoned politico knew exactly which hands to shake at the gala.

## Synonyms
- politician
- pol
- statesman
- legislator
- operative
- partisan

## Related Forms
- politic
- political
- politics
- politician

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: politico
- Root: politikos
- Root: polis

## Etymology
From Italian or Spanish politico ('politician, statesman'), from Latin politicus, from Ancient Greek politikos ('civic'), from polis ('city, state').

## AI Etymology
Politico comes from Italian or Spanish politico ('politician, statesman'), from Latin politicus, from Ancient Greek politikos ('civic'), from polis ('city, state'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "a politician or person engaged in party politics (often disparaging)", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Italian politico, Ancient Greek politikos, and Ancient Greek polis. Related words include politic, political, politics, politician.

## Topics
- People & Society

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