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spoilsman
ˈspoilsman U.S. [f. spoil n. 1 e.] One who obtains, or seeks to obtain, a share of political spoils.1850 in T. H. Benton Thirty Years (1856) II. 784 The spoils⁓man that would sell his country for a mess of pottage. 1860 Motley Netherl. (1868) I. 38 The spoilsmen, whose purpose was to rob the exchequ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
Arthur, himself a former spoilsman, signed the bill into law. wikipedia.org
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jobster
jobster (ˈdʒɒbstə(r)) [f. job n.2 + -ster.] = jobber2.1892 W. W. Greener Breech-Loader 117 If unable to send [a damaged gun] to the makers, avoid advertising jobsters. 1897 N.Y. Times 15 Nov., The Hawaiian jobsters are astir again... They seem to feel sure of the administration. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 7 M... Oxford English Dictionary
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spoil
▪ I. spoil, n. (spɔɪl) Forms: 4, 6–7 spoyle, 4, 6–8 spoile, 4, 6– spoil, 6 spoylle, 7–8 spoyl; 4–5 spuyle, 5 spuyl. See also spulyie. [ad. OF. espoille, espuille, f. espoillier (see next); or directly f. spoil v.1 In senses 5–6 after L. spolium, pl. spolia. As in the verb, there are notable gaps in ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Roscoe Conkling
"The Making of a Spoilsman: The Life and Career of Roscoe Conkling from 1829 to 1873." PhD dissertation Johns Hopkins U. 1974. 419 pp. wikipedia.org
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