kontorsråtta
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- (informal) pencil pusher
Etymology
Affix from Swedish kontor (office) + Swedish råtta.
Origin
Swedish
råtta
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- konttori Finnish
- rotta Finnish
- huvudkontor Swedish
- kontor Swedish
- postkontor Swedish
- programkontor Swedish
- riksgäldskontor Swedish
- råtta Swedish
- råttfångare Swedish
- rotta Old Norse
- kontôr Middle Low German