functionary

/ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri/

Etymology

From French fonctionnaire; by surface analysis, function + -ary.

noun

  1. A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is minimal or not required.“Near-synonyms: bureaucrat; official; officer; administrator; apparatchik”
  2. Such a person who is petty, pedantic, short-sighted, uncaring, or counterproductive; sometimes also with implication of being amoral or corrupt.“Near-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter”