Meanings
nounred-tapist (plural red-tapists)
plural red-tapists
- archaicOne who strictly adheres to official formalities.
And the Lansmere interest need not be beaten , if you'll put up another man instead of this red-tapist
1853, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, My Novel, or Varieties in English Life
Origin
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