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語源

From Russian Распу́тин (Raspútin).

発音

固有名詞

Rasputin

1. Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic.
2. A surname.

派生語

• Rasputinesque
• Rasputinian

名詞

Rasputin (plural Rasputins)

1. (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.

   • 2025 May 5, “This time really is different for the dollar, writes Kenneth Rogoff”, in The Economist‎, archived from the original on 5 May 2025:

     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.

アナグラム

• Puritans, puritans, tanpuris, upstrain, uptrains