pencil pusher

pencil pusher
One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.

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  • pencil pusher — ˈpencil ˌpusher noun [countable] a pen pusher * * * pencil pusher UK US noun [C] US ► PEN PUSHER(Cf. ↑pen pusher) …   Financial and business terms

  • pencil pusher — pencil pushers N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a pencil pusher, you mean that their work consists of writing or dealing with documents, and does not seem very useful or important. [AM] ...the pencil pushers who decide the course of… …   English dictionary

  • pencil pusher — pencil .pusher n AmE someone who has a boring, unimportant job in an office …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pencil pusher — pencil ,pusher noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who has an unimportant job in an office but uses a lot of paper writing reports. This word is often used to criticize someone or their job …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pencil pusher — ☆ pencil pusher n. Informal a person, as an office clerk, whose job entails writing, keeping records, etc …   English World dictionary

  • pencil-pusher — penˈcil pusher same as ↑pen pusher (see under ↑pen1). • • • Main Entry: ↑pencil * * * ˈpencil pusher [pencil pusher pencil pushers] noun ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • pencil pusher — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pencil pusher : singular pencil pusher plural pencil pushers American informal a pen pusher …   English dictionary

  • pencil-pusher — n. a bureaucrat; a clerk; an office worker. (See also paper pusher.) □ Look here, you lousy pencil pusher, I want to talk to your boss! □ City Hall is filled with a bunch of over paid pencil pushers …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • pencil pusher — Informal. a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record keeping, etc. Also called pen pusher. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • pencil-pusher — noun N. Amer. another term for pen pusher …   English new terms dictionary

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