Quockerwodger [KWAH-ker-wah-jher] (n.)

  1. A toy which moves and dances about when a string is pulled.
  2. A politician who is bought off by corporations or other entities.

Used in a sentence: “The shameless arts of the sycophant are not monopolized by Mr. Quocker-wodger and his congeners.”

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