"boodler" meaning in All languages combined

See boodler on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-boodler.ogg Forms: boodlers [plural]
Etymology: From boodle + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|boodle|er|id2=occupation}} boodle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} boodler (plural boodlers)
  1. One, especially a politician, who seeks or receives boodle; a political grafter.
    Sense id: en-boodler-en-noun-zICZPq5q
  2. (slang, baseball, dated, 19th century) A person displaying unsportsmanlike behavior. Tags: dated, obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-boodler-en-noun-LKG4AGDA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boodlerism

Inflected forms

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