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

The food trucks, which had been coming and going amid the frenzy of contractors and visits from politicos including President Donald Trump, included Mexican street food truck Elote Lovers, Venezuelan sweet treats franchise Churro Mania and Argentinian meat from Che Grill. —Miami Herald, 3 July 2025

Baer is the latest Ohio politico to endorse Ramaswamy over Yost. —Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

Which top New York politico lost the mayoral primary to a democratic socialist? —Staff, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025

And finally, plenty of politicos make money in the private sector between government positions when their party goes out of power, then return when a friendly president is elected. —Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 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