/pawrk"chop'euhr, pohrk"-/ , n. 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.
[ 1945-50, Amer.; PORKCHOP + -ER 1 ; prob. from the use of "porkchop" as a metaphor for livelihood, esp. one acquired with little effort ]