What does paper-pusher mean?
Paper-pusher means (informal) A clerk or bureaucrat, especially one with a routine job..
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(informal) A clerk or bureaucrat, especially one with a routine job..
Use paper-pusher when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paper-pusher means (informal) A clerk or bureaucrat, especially one with a routine job..
Common synonyms include pencil pusher.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use paper-pusher where its definition matches the intended context.
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