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QUISLINGS has (count 'em) nine letters
But it is PLURAL and the word that JessCC is looking for is singular.
somepone who always obeys the rules of his/her job exactly, even when it would be more sensible not to, is called a ________ (9 letters)
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Can anyone help me? Thanks!-jessCC ...ssssh, faldage. At your age don't you know that it is not enough to have a brain, you must have a heart as well. Look at jessCC' s message in blue, can't you see that it is a desperate plea for help. jessCC has already confessed that he wasn't well versed in the english language. For goodness sake faldage, please follow my lead and help him properly frame the question, so the answer we give is the right one.  //Milum\\
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Dear Milo,
You wrote (hmmmm, which color to choose?):
[hot pink]PS: WW, You may be smarter than me , but when you wrestle The Milo, you wrestle a greased pig without scruples . [/hot pink]
Me no smarter than inniebuddy here. Me jes' able mos' uv dee time to reckon words on me fingers! Meseff offered factotum ...and dat's jes' gots eight. Dunno dee plural--factotums or factoti! And factoti's movin' in dee wrong deerection!
Still hopin' dat Jess'll come back and tell us wuzz whut!
Bes' reckonin',
Wurdwreckuh
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Dunno dee plural--factotums or factoti!
Da plural a factotum'z factota
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The crossword got it wrong. somepone who always obeys the rules of his/her job exactly, even when it would be more sensible not to, is called a MANAGER. And manager only has SEVEN letters.
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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no fair CK--you have managers who actually know their job? and you're being snide? my current manager doesn't even know the rules of the job, let alone follow them!
he is an IT manager, and since he is in charge, students for my classes are using piece of paper, passed round the office to sign up for classes, instead of the electronic DB, that works with a push of a button!
i have to take the piles of papers, and type in the names -- the db is set up to capture the users email name, if i pushed the button, so i can only register my self electronicly.
we then use the email info to send reminders to the students-- well, the server is programed to do it, not me.. but it only works if the info is entered correctly, i.e., by the student pushing the button!
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CK, there seems to be a conflict between your post and your title-line: The word "lawyer" would be perfect exemplar of your "Woe to ye nit-pickers," but is completely inconsistent with someone who always obeys the rules exactly". 
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It's me, Jess! First of all, I would like to thank ALL of you for the abundance of information and help. I am practically astounded by the replies! Second of all, (just a side note) I'm a SHE, not a HE! Thirdly, I will only be able to give the correct answer next week because that is when I will be able to get it and I honestly don't know the answer! I'm trying to find it too.
I've practically narrowed it down to :
Automaton - although it doesn't fit in the sentence, it makes a bit of sense to the definition I posted
Jobsworth - even though it is a slang, it COULD be it
Sycophant/toadeater - but it might be taken off the list because it states that a sycophant/toadeater(toady) is "someone who does things for personal gain, flattery" and the definition didn't state that
I promise to give you the answers as soon as I get it, just remember that I can't be on the internet everyday.
Jess
p.s Oh, before I forget, what is your pick? I'll take the majority, then, unless someone comes up with an even better word!
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Too bad bureaucrat has too many letters. I like jobsworth.
TEd
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Dear Jess,
I am eternally grateful to you for reappearing! This is the kind of puzzle that keeps me returning to it forever--just wanting to know the answer. Not that there's really one correct answer--just the one your test maker has decided should be the answer. I really like tsuwm's myrmidon the best (thought a letter short), but toadeater is terrific, even if archaic.
I don't like jobsworth just because I think it's an ugly-sounding word--and not in an interesting way. Toadeater is an ugly word to consider--but, oh, what fun! So that's the 9-letter one I wish we were still using to describe such myrmidons and myrmidonnas!
Thanks a lot for returning in a little while to let us know which result was hoped for on your test.
Best regards,
WordWarteater ribbet-riveted
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