A person who is part of a bureaucracy; esp. an official who displays characteristics regarded as typical of bureaucracy, as strict adherence to…

a competitor in a paperchase; (also) a person who works in an office; a bureaucrat.

colloquial (originally U.S.). A person whose job involves a great deal of paperwork; esp. (a) an office worker who has routine, unimportant…

In France: a bureaucrat; a person who works at a desk, an office worker; (also) bureaucrats or office workers collectively. Also attributive. depreci…