[f. prec. + -IST.] A supporter, defender or practiser of corruption, esp. in the administration of public affairs.
1809. Examiner, 13 Aug., 514/1. So earnest indeed are the Corruptionists in recommending patience and telling us that all is done for the best, that they are the very picture of the celebrated Dr. PANGLOSS in the novel.
1810. L. Hunt (in Athenæum, 18 Dec., 1880, 815/3). The corruptionists will have it that I am a turbulent demagogue.
1824. Syd. Smith, Wks. (1859), II. 43/1. Never mind, say the corruptionists, you must go on saying you marry in the name of the Trinity whether you believe in it or not.
1884. American, VIII. 260. One of the most notorious corruptionists in American politics.
