What is a word meaning a person who takes bribes? Crook is too
informal and encompasses too many other things.
I'm looking for a single noun that might describe such a person!
Example of usage:
Do you think he might have been bribed?
No, if he were a _______ I would have known.
Best Answer
The appropriate word is venal, meaning bribable from the Latin venalis, sale. The venal politician is one whose influence is literally for sale.