Main Entry: ap·pa·rat·chik

Pronunciation: \ˌä-pə-ˈrä(t)-chik\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ap·pa·rat·chiks also ap·pa·rat·chi·ki \-chi-kē\

Etymology: Russian, from apparat

Date: 1941

1 : a member of a Communist apparat
2 : a blindly devoted official, follower, or member of an organization (as a corporation or political party) <a movie studio apparatchik>