/ Dictionary / Index A apparatchik: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ap•pa•rat•chik Pronunciation: (ä"pu-rä'chik Russ. u-pu-rät'chyik), [key] — pl. -chiks -chi•ki a member of an apparat, esp. in a Communist country. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: apparatchik (Thesaurus) apparat apparatus Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language