pork-barreler

[ pawrk-bar-uh-ler, pohrk- ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a politician, especially a senator or member of Congress who is party to or benefits from a pork barrel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pork-barreler¹

pork barrel + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“I’m glad and proud of them,” said Shelby, a legendary pork-barreler who has no fewer than seven buildings named after him in Alabama.

From Seattle Times

Last week, a full year before he comes up for reelection, just plain Bill Fulbright was wooing those votes for all he was worth�and presenting himself not only as a global thinker but as a peerless pork-barreler.

From Time Magazine Archive