tolkachとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Russian толкач (tolkač), from толкать (tolkatʹ, “to push”) + -ач (-ač).

名詞

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.

   Synonym: (informal) pusher