red-tapist

English

Etymology

From red tape +‎ -ist.

Noun

red-tapist (plural red-tapists)

1. (archaic) One who strictly adheres to official formalities.
   • 1853, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, My Novel, or Varieties in English Life:

     And the Lansmere interest need not be beaten , if you'll put up another man instead of this red-tapist

References

“red-tapist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.