tolkach

English

Etymology

From Russian толкач (tolkač).

Noun

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
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