adj cunning; using artifice; politic; artful.
2. politician ·noun one versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman.
3. politician ·noun one primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party;
used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see politics, 2); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician.