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desk murderer

desk murderer noun: a bureaucrat, etc. who indirectly assists in genocide or other killing by performing clerical tasks.

Noun

desk murderer (plural desk murderers)

  1. A bureaucrat, etc. who indirectly assists in genocide or other killing by performing clerical tasks.
    Synonyms:
    desk killer

Synonyms of desk murderer

Forms of desk murderer

pluraldesk murderers

Origin of desk murderer

Used by Gideon Hausner to describe Adolf Eichmann, but often attributed to Hannah Arendt.

Questions about desk murderer

What does desk murderer mean?
Desk murderer means a bureaucrat, etc. who indirectly assists in genocide or other killing by performing clerical tasks.
What part of speech is desk murderer?
Desk murderer is a noun.
What is the plural of desk murderer?
The plural of desk murderer is desk murderers.

Words near desk murderer in the dictionary

  1. desk jockeys
  2. desk killer
  3. desk killers
  4. desk lamp
  5. desk lamps
  6. desk murderer
  7. desk murderers
  8. desk organiser
  9. desk organisers
  10. desk organizer
  11. desk organizers

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