Related:

• ADHERENT, n. A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects to get.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• AUCTIONEER, n. The man who proclaims with a hammer that he has picked a pocket with his tongue.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• EULOGY, n. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• REBEL, n. A proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• APOSTATE, n. A leech who, having penetrated the shell of a turtle only to find that the creature has long been dead, deems it expedient to form a new attachment to a fresh turtle.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Idiot, n.: A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• DEBAUCHEE, n. One who has so earnestly pursued pleasure that he has had the misfortune to overtake it.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...