porkchopper

[pawrk-chop-er, pohrk-] /ˈpɔrkˌtʃɒp ər, ˈpoʊrk-/

noun, Informal.

a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services.

any legislator, political appointee, official, etc., who is primarily interested in personal gain or the perquisites of power.

Origin

1945-50, Americanism; porkchop + -er¹; probably from the use of “porkchop” as a metaphor for livelihood, especially one acquired with little effort

Slang definitions & phrases for pork-chopper

noun

A person, like a venal officer or friend or relative of an officer, on a union's payroll with a sinecure (1940s+ Labor union)