Pol`i*ti"cian , a.
Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. "Ill-meaning politician
lords." Milton.
Pol`i*ti"cian (?), n.
[Cf. F. politicien.]
1.
One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman.
While empiric
politicians use deceit.
Dryden.
2. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a
political party; -- used
in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see Politics, 2); a schemer; an
intriguer; as, a mere politician.
Like a scurvy
politician, seem
To see
the things thou dost not.
Shak. The politician . . . ready
to do anything that he apprehends for his advantage.
South.
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