placeman
n. <英><貶>祿蟲(指為個人私利而任命的官吏)
If you refer to a public official as a placeman, you disapprove of the fact that they use their position for their own personal benefit or to provide political support for those who appointed them.
...the party's programme to purify the Commons by the removal of placemen.
透過根除祿蟲以淨化英國議會下院的黨綱
1. a disparaging term for an appointee
When the placeman dies, the supernumerary steps into his shoes.
假如那小官死了, 那接替他的人就可以接替他的位置.
The word "placeman" is often used contemptuously.
“官吏”這個詞在使用時常常帶有輕蔑的含義。