English

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Etymology

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From red tape +‎ -ist.

Noun

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red-tapist (plural red-tapists)

  1. (archaic) One who strictly adheres to official formalities.
    • 1853, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, My Novel, or Varieties in English Life:
      And the Lansmere interest need not be beaten , if you'll put up another man instead of this red-tapist

References

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red-tapist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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