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noun
A person who follows instructions to the letter and avoids taking any risks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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noun
A person who strives to live up to the expectations of others; a person who follows the rules and strives to achieve the conventional definition of success.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One whose job consists primarily of administrative work indicating tasks that have been completed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Someone who is counted in an organization as representing a minority ethnic group but who is so assimilated into the dominant culture that their ethnic status becomes meaningless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: high-cheekboner
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see box, checker. Someone or something that checks boxes.
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History
From box + checker.
