Definition of BUREAUCRAT

bureaucrat

Meanings

Plural: bureaucrats

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

From French bureaucrate, equivalent to bureau + -crat.

Synonyms

administrative official, administrator, bureaucrat, clerk, mandarin, paper-pusher, pen-pusher, pencil pusher

Scrabble Score: 14

bureaucrat is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bureaucrat is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bureaucrat is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

bureaucrat is a valid Words With Friends word