- pencil pusher
- noun Date: 1881 a person who does predominantly paperwork
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pencil pusher
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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 One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork. Syn: bureaucrat, pen pusher … Wiktionary
pencil-pusher — noun N. Amer. another term for pen pusher … English new terms dictionary
