PORKCHOPPER


Meaning of PORKCHOPPER in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .