red-tapist

English

Etymology

red tape +‎ -ist

Noun

red-tapist (plural red-tapists)

  1. (archaic) One who strictly adheres to official formalities.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for red-tapist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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