politico

noun

po·​lit·​i·​co pə-ˈli-ti-ˌkō 

plural politicos also politicoes

: politician

Examples of politico in a Sentence

a politico who will do anything to win an election

Recent Examples on the Web

But while one former state politico may be rising from the ashes — with a new book and possible ambassadorship on the horizon — another has fallen. —Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025

Miami politicos gathered at the site this week for Mayor Francis Suarez’s final State of the City address. —Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025

Before every Carter visit, the Secret Service would call to give a heads up, Angelo Fuster, a local politico and Manuel's regular, told Axios. —Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024

An unnamed co-conspirator has not been charged or named in documents, but all details listed about the individual line up neatly with what is publicly known about Mario Juarez, a local politico who had a violent falling-out with the Duongs not long before the FBI probe first came to light. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian politico and Spanish político, both derivatives of the corresponding adjectives politico and político "political," borrowed from Latin polīticus "of civil government, political" — more at politic

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for politico

• adagio
• altiplano
• arapaho
• arapahoe
• manifesto
• medicago
• minangkabau
• oregano
• ostinato
• pistachio
• portfolio
• presidio