tapistn.
/ˈteɪpɪst/ = red-tapist n.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > officious or petty
Jack in office1652
red-tapist1832
red-taper1837
Bumble1846
red tapeworm1851
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jobsworth1970
1852 W. Jerdan Autobiogr. II. 41 I do not think he could leave the amount of a tapist's quarter's salary behind him.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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