buck passer

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noun Informal.

a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, especially unjustly or improperly.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of buck passer

First recorded in 1930–35

OTHER WORDS FROM buck passer

buck-passing, noun