1. People who engage in boodling; those who accept or give bribes, especially in politics or public office.
Usage: informal; chiefly North American; often used in historical or political contexts

Examples

• The investigation exposed several boodlers in the city government.
• Nineteenth-century boodlers often used shell companies to hide their illicit gains.
• Reform movements sought to eliminate boodlers from public administration.
• The newspaper's exposé named prominent boodlers who had enriched themselves through kickbacks.
• Voters demanded that boodlers be removed from office and prosecuted.