found: Merriam Webster online, May 1, 2015:politician (3: one addicted to or actively engaged in party politics: such as a: one engaged in party politics as a profession or as a means of livelihood b: often disparaging: one primarily interested in political offices or profits derived from them as a source of private gain c: one motivated by narrow (as group, sectional, or personal) and usually short-run interests as contrasted with the long-term welfare of the people as a whole — compare statesman)
