tolkach

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noun

In the Soviet Union, an employee whose role was to use informal connections to make it possible for their enterprise to meet or manipulate the government-imposed targets.

Similar
pusher
OriginRussian толкач (tolkač) →
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Meanings

nountolkach (plural tolkachs or tolkachi or tolkachy)

plural tolkachs · plural tolkachi · plural tolkachy

  1. historicalIn the Soviet Union, an employee whose role was to use informal connections to make it possible for their enterprise to meet or manipulate the government-imposed targets.

    Synonyms: pusher

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn the Soviet Union, an employee whose role was to use informal connections to make it possible for their enterprise to meet or manipulate the government-imposed targets.

Similar
pusher

Origin

  1. Russianтолкать (tolkatʹ)
  2. Russianтолкач (tolkač)
  3. Englishtolkach

Borrowed from Russian толкач (tolkač).

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APA

tolkach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolkach

MLA

“tolkach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolkach. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tolkach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolkach.

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