porkchopper

[ pawrk-chop-er, pohrk- ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services.
2. any legislator, political appointee, official, etc., who is primarily interested in personal gain or the perquisites of power.

Word History and Origins

Origin of porkchopper¹

1945–50, Americanism; porkchop + -er ¹; probably from the use of “porkchop” as a metaphor for livelihood, especially one acquired with little effort