desk murderer
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Used by Gideon Hausner to describe Adolf Eichmann, but often attributed to Hannah Arendt.[1]
Noun[edit]
desk murderer (plural desk murderers)
- A bureaucrat, etc. who indirectly assists in genocide or other killing by performing clerical tasks.
- Synonym: desk killer
Descendants[edit]
- → German: Schreibtischtäter (calque)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- desk murderer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia