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pork•chop•per
(pôrk′chop′ər, pōrk′-),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
- Informal Termsa labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services.
- Informal Terms, Governmentany legislator, political appointee, official, etc., who is primarily interested in personal gain or the perquisites of power.
- 1945–50, American; porkchop + -er1; probably from the use of "porkchop'' as a metaphor for livelihood, esp. one acquired with little effort