pen-pusher

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pen-pusher

noun pen-pushers · pen pusher · penpusher

derogatory, informal, often A person who performs routine office work, involving mainly paperwork. 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!
Similar: bureaucrat, pencil pusher

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@misc{pen_pusher_2026,
  title = {pen-pusher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pen-pusher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}