porkmeister

English

Etymology

From pork +‎ -meister.

Noun

porkmeister (plural porkmeisters)

1. (US politics, informal) A politician involved in "pork barrel" politics, using central funds for regional projects designed to appeal to voters.
   • 2008 April 21, “The Road to Somewhere Shady”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Representative Young is the porkmeister who championed the notorious Bridge to Nowhere.