politico

From Italian politico, Spanish político.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/

politico (plural politicos or politicoes)

1. (colloquial, often derogatory) A politician.
   • 2011, "Connubial bliss in America", 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/
• Hyphenation: po‧lì‧ti‧co

politico (feminine singular politica, masculine plural politici, feminine plural politiche)

1. political

   Antonym: apolitico

politico m (plural politici)

1. politician

• uomo politico (feminine donna politica)

polīticō

1. inflection of polīticus:
   1. dative masculine singular
   2. dative neuter singular
   3. ablative masculine singular
   4. ablative neuter plural