Pen-pusher
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pen-pusher is a noun meaning (informal, often derogatory) A person who performs routine office work, involving mainly paperwork.
Meaning
(informal, often derogatory) A person who performs routine office work, involving mainly paperwork.
Example Sentences
A pen-pusher in a Sixth ave. office said a coal miner is paid well. I asked him if he ever dug coal. Oh no!
"I had to prove to people who were unimportant, who'd never achieved anything in their lives—the administrator, the pen-pusher—that I could fight."
Investors may have a lopsided view of the company’s reputation simply because an uncaring pen pusher in the finance department responded lethargically to an investor’s query.
Word Forms
- pen-pushers
- penpusher
Synonyms for pen-pusher
Depending on context, synonyms include bureaucrat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include penpusher, paper-pusher, functionary, tool-pusher, deskworker, keypuncher.
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