tolkach

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Etymology

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    Russian толкать (tolkatʹ)
    Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ)
    Russian -ач (-ač)
    Russian толкач (tolkač)bor.
    English tolkach

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

    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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