lobbyist 的詞源

1863年，美國英語，來自 lobby（名詞）在政治意義上的含義+ -ist。

[A] strong lobbyist will permit himself to lose heavily at the poker-table, under the assumption that the great Congressman who wins the stake will look leniently upon the little appropriation he means to ask for. [George A. Townsend, "Events at the National Capital and the Campaign of 1876," Hartford, Conn., 1876]

“一個強大的遊說者會允許自己在撲克桌上輸掉大量賭注，假設贏得賭注的偉大國會議員將對他要求的小額撥款表示寬容。”[喬治·A·湯森德，《國家首都的事件和1876年的競選活動》，康涅狄格州哈特福德，1876年]