A person who accepts bribes; someone in a position of authority who takes corrupt payments.
Compound of 'bribe' and 'taker' (one who takes). Emerged in modern English to distinguish the recipient of a bribe from the giver, emphasizing the role of the person being corrupted.
Legally, the bribetaker is often considered more culpable than the briber because they abuse a position of trust—this is why anti-corruption laws often punish officials more severely than private citizens offering bribes.
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