аппаратчик

Russian

Etymology

аппара́т (apparát, apparat, apparatus) + -щик (-ščik, doer)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpɐˈrat͡ɕːɪk]

Noun

аппара́тчик (apparátčik) m anim (genitive аппара́тчика, nominative plural аппара́тчики, genitive plural аппара́тчиков, feminine аппара́тчица)

  1. operator of a mechanical device (apparatus)
  2. person in charge of an apparatus
  3. (politics, slang) apparatchik, loyal member of a Communist apparat (State organ), bureaucrat

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