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influence peddler

noun

a person who arranges to obtain favors, as government contracts, from high officials on behalf of others for a fee.

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Other Word Forms

influence peddling noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of influence peddler¹

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

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One thing that McCarthy is apparently not interested in, say several people who have spoken with him, is raking in big bucks an an influence peddler.

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Some said he had become another influence peddler.

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“I’m just not a fixer or an influence peddler,” he said.

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“And less than 12 months later, I’m an influence peddler and a fat cat,” he said dryly.

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Some viewed Nader as an influence peddler; others said that he had been intimately involved in high-stakes negotiations in the Middle East for decades.

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