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ЧЕРНИЛЬНАЯ ДУША
derogNPusu. sing
fixed WO 1. obs a petty official (who quibbles over trivial matters)
pettifogger
petty scrivener.
2. coll. Also: БУМАЖНАЯ ДУША coll, deroga callous, petty bureaucrat
by extension any person with bureaucratic tendencies,
esp. in minor matters
paper shuffler
paper-pusherpettifogger.