dienstklopper

Definitions of dienstklopper
  1. noun
    an official of a bureaucracy
    synonyms: apparatsjik, bureaucraat
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    types:
    procuratiehouder, procurator
    (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
    assessor, bijzitter, schade-expert
    an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
    belastingontvanger
    someone who collects taxes for the government
    type of:
    ambtenaar, beambte, commissaris, employé, functionaris, magistraat, officiaal, officier, overheidsdienaar, regeringsfunctionaris, staatsambtenaar, staatsdienaar
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
  2. noun
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
    synonyms: fatsoensrakker, moralist, zedenmeester, zedenprediker
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    types:
    ijveraar
    someone who insists on something
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