buck passer

noun

, Informal.

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

Other Words From

• buck-passing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of buck passer¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

He am what you calls de buck passer.

From Project Gutenberg

Another Eastern European buck passer got away with putting some pink "play money" into circulation.

From Time Magazine Archive