junketeer

noun

jun·​ke·​teer ¦jəŋkə¦ti(ə)r 

-iə

variants or less commonly junketer

ˈjəŋkə̇tə(r) 

plural -s

: a person who junkets

especially : an official who makes a pleasure trip at public expense ostensibly for purposes of inspection or other official business

true junketeers … are a small, potent minority who reflect on every study mission

—H. A. Williams

Word History

Etymology

junket entry 2 + -eer or -er

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Rhymes for junketeer

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear