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red-tapists

red-tapists is the plural of red-tapist.

Meaning of red-tapist

Noun

red-tapist (plural red-tapists)

  1. (archaic) One who strictly adheres to official formalities.
    • And the Lansmere interest need not be beaten , if you'll put up another man instead of this red-tapist1853, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, My Novel, or Varieties in English Life

Questions about red-tapists

What is red-tapists the plural of?
Red-tapists is the plural of red-tapist.

Words near red-tapists in the dictionary

  1. red-tailed tropicbirds
  2. red-tapeism
  3. red-tapism
  4. red-tapisms
  5. red-tapist
  6. red-tapists
  7. red-team
  8. red-teamed
  9. red-teaming
  10. red-teams
  11. red-throat

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