Rasputin

rasputín English <dab!> Etymology From en ru Распу́тин. Pronunciation en Proper noun Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic. en. Derived terms en Rasputinesque en Rasputinian Translations Russian surname Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 拉斯普京 Lāsīpǔjīng French: fr Raspoutine Russian: ru Распутин Noun en politics by extension Any influential political advisor who is considered a poor influence due to being a quack or charlatan. 2007, Robert M. Doroghazi, ‎Dan Wright French, The Physician's Guide to Investing (page 46) These Rasputins promise big returns, 25 or 30% a year or more. Such investments make spectacular conversation for the doctor's lounge and cocktail parties and only a very few select people can invest with this man. en Nothing could better describe the numb-skulled thinking behind the havoc that President Donald Trump and his trade Rasputin, Peter Navarro, have wrought on the global economy. This time really is different for the dollar, writes Kenneth Rogoff The Economist 5 May 2025 https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/05/05/this-time-really-is-different-for-the-dollar-writes-kenneth-rogoff https://web.archive.org/web/20250901104643/https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/05/05/this-time-really-is-different-for-the-dollar-writes-kenneth-rogoff 1 September 2025 5 May 2025 Anagrams en ainprstu Puritans puritans tanpuris upstrain uptrains en Individuals en eponyms