politico

From Italian politico, Spanish político.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/

politico (plural politicos or politicoes)

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

     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.

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