red-tapern.

Brit.

/ˌrɛdˈteɪpə/, U.S.

/ˌrɛdˈteɪpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: red tape n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < red tape n. + -er suffix¹.

Chiefly depreciative.

A person who adheres strictly or mechanistically to official rules and formalities; a bureaucrat.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > officious or petty

Jack in office1652

red-tapist1832

red-taper1837

Bumble1846

red tapeworm1851

tapist1852

jobsworth1970

1837 B. Disraeli Let. 29 July (1982) II. 286 Our redtapers and second rate officials have been scattered like cherries in an April wind.

1893 Church Times 20 Oct. 1065/1 The clergyman who refuses..is a miserable red-taper.

1929 Times 5 Jan. 14/1 For every practical man of affairs there are a hundred obstructionists, compared with whom the red-tapers of Western officialdom are mere barnacles.

1979 G. Bear Psychlone 226 I've already warned a few of you—I'm a red-taper from start to finish. Everything is protocol and planning.

2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 8 Sept. 4 Red-tapers are made uncomfortable by ambiguity and uncertainty... To the red-taper, rules bring order and fairness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red-taper
释义	red-tapern. Brit. /ˌrɛdˈteɪpə/, U.S. /ˌrɛdˈteɪpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: red tape n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < red tape n. + -er suffix¹. Chiefly depreciative. A person who adheres strictly or mechanistically to official rules and formalities; a bureaucrat. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > officious or petty Jack in office1652 red-tapist1832 red-taper1837 Bumble1846 red tapeworm1851 tapist1852 jobsworth1970 1837 B. Disraeli Let. 29 July (1982) II. 286 Our redtapers and second rate officials have been scattered like cherries in an April wind. 1893 Church Times 20 Oct. 1065/1 The clergyman who refuses..is a miserable red-taper. 1929 Times 5 Jan. 14/1 For every practical man of affairs there are a hundred obstructionists, compared with whom the red-tapers of Western officialdom are mere barnacles. 1979 G. Bear Psychlone 226 I've already warned a few of you—I'm a red-taper from start to finish. Everything is protocol and planning. 2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 8 Sept. 4 Red-tapers are made uncomfortable by ambiguity and uncertainty... To the red-taper, rules bring order and fairness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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