apparatchik
[ ah-puh-rah-chik; Russian uh-puh-raht-chyik ]
/ ˌɑ pəˈrɑ tʃɪk; Russian ʌ pʌˈrɑt tʃyɪk /
noun, plural ap·pa·rat·chiks; Russian ap·pa·rat·chi·ki [uh-puh-raht-chyi-kyee] /ʌ pʌˈrɑt tʃyɪ kyi/.
a member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country.
Origin of apparatchik
Words nearby apparatchik
appalling,
appaloosa,
appanage,
appar.,
apparat,
apparatchik,
apparatus,
apparatus criticus,
apparel,
apparent,
apparent candlepower
Example sentences from the Web for apparatchik
Rivals tagged her an apparatchik, an heiress, handpicked by a mayor/mentor said to nickname her “ma petite Anne,” my little Anne.
British Dictionary definitions for apparatchik
apparatchik
/ (ˌæpəˈrɑːtʃɪk) /
noun
a member of a Communist apparat
an official or bureaucrat in any organization
Word Origin for apparatchik
C20 from Russian, from
apparat apparatus, instrument +
-ckik, suffix denoting agent