What does "tolkach" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "tolkach"?

Common synonyms include: pusher.

Tolkach

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Noun

1
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. historical

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pusher

Etymology

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

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