"tolkach" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tolkachs [plural], tolkachi [plural], tolkachy [plural]
Etymology: Russian толкач (tolkač) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|толкач}} Russian толкач (tolkač) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tolkachi|tolkachy}} tolkach (plural tolkachs or tolkachi or tolkachy)
  1. (historical) 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. Wikipedia link: tolkach Tags: historical Synonyms: pusher [informal]
    Sense id: en-tolkach-en-noun-RFib5yu3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for tolkach meaning in English (1.5kB)

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