pencil pusher
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pencil pusher
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US origin, 1881.
noun pencil pushers · pencil-pusher
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One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.
“[…] I don't have her creative genius or her version. I'm a numbers man, like my father. A pencil pusher, as Amanda said.” With no balls, he added silently.
Similar: office worker, bureaucrat, desk jockey, paper-pusher, pen-pusher
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noun one who does office work
| Español | chupatintas, cagatintas, tinterillo, plumífero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | サラリーマン |
| 中文 | 管帳員 /管帐员 guǎnzhàngyuán |
| Français | gratte-papier |
| Deutsch | Bleistiftstemmer, Sesselfurzer, Bürohengst |
| Italiano | scribbacchino |
| Română | conțopist, scriptolog |
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