chinovnikn.
/tʃɪˈnɒvnɪk/ In Tsarist Russia, a government official; a civil servant; esp. a minor functionary; a clerk.
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1877 D. M. Wallace Russia xiii. 305 A large and well-drilled army of officials. These..form a peculiar social class called Tchinovniks.
1907 J. Morley in Recoll. (1917) II. 229 He has much more vitality of mind than any other of your Tchinovniks.
1919 H. Walpole Secret City i. vi. 25 He was a Chinovnik, and held his position in some Government office with great pride and solemnity.
1959 D. Davie Forests of Lithuania ii. 23 When fate must send To live next door Dog-loving dull chinovnik.
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