English Explanatory Dictionary

bureaucrat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An official who is part of a bureaucracy.
  2. A user on a wiki with the right to change user access levels.

Pronunciation

/ˈbjʊəɹəkɹæt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bureaucrat.wav /ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/

Word forms

bureaucrat bureaucrats

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Old French *bure Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French burel French bureau Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)lbor. French -cratie French bureaucratie French bureaucratebor. English bureaucrat From French bureaucrate, equivalent to bureau + -crat.

Synonyms

administrator bureaucrat clerk mandarin paper-pusher pen-pusher pencil pusher

Related words

bureaucracy dull functionary faceless bureaucrat

Derived words

antibureaucrat bureaucratese bureaucratess bureaucratic bureaucratically bureaucratism bureaucratist bureaucratistic bureaucratitis bureaucratization bureaucratspeak businesscrat educrat Eurocrat faceless bureaucrat femocrat nonbureaucrat superbureaucrat technobureaucrat
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