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

While unwinding with a Big Gulp pour of red wine at home, Taverner gets a visit Peter Judd MP (Samuel West), the oily right-wing politico that Slow Horses author Mick Herron once compared to Boris Johnson. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025

Today, with political implications for the private sector becoming increasingly important, former politicos find themselves increasingly in demand. —Andrew Frank, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Two days after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a rhetorical gap between Arizona politicos highlighted a major split for the congressional delegation, with some members turning to other matters or saying nothing at all. —Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 13 Sep. 2025

On the Republican side, many politicos were thrown for another loop when Attorney General Brenna Bird declined to run for the GOP nomination. —Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 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