politico

From Italian politico or Spanish político.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪtɪkoʊ/

politico (plural politicos or politicoes)

1. (colloquial, often derogatory) A politician.
   • 2004 July 13, Suzy Menkes, “Cohabitating in luxury”, in International Herald Tribune‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The French have a word for it: cohabitation. It can mean politicos of different persuasions tolerating each other, or loving couples moving in together.

   • 2011 July 30, “Connubial bliss in America”, in The Economist‎^[2]:

     And when the National Journal polled political ‘insiders’ this month, it found a majority of Democratic politicos, lobbyists and strategists in favour of making gay marriage legal.

2. (colloquial, often derogatory) Someone involved in the professional life of a politician or a political campaign to varying degrees.
3. (colloquial, often derogatory) A prominent activist.
4. (colloquial, often derogatory) Someone with strong views regarding a political cause.
5. (colloquial, often derogatory) Someone who follows politics regularly and is knowledgeable about at least the political news in their local area.

From Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

• IPA^(key): /poˈli.ti.ko/

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• Rhymes: -itiko
• Hyphenation: po‧lì‧ti‧co

politico (feminine politica, masculine plural politici, feminine plural politiche)

1. political

   Antonym: apolitico

politico m (plural politici, feminine politica)

1. politician

   Synonyms: uomo politico, donna politica

• lipocito, oplitico

polīticō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of polīticus

politico

1. first-person singular present indicative of politicar