Meaning of pen-pusher | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who performs routine office work, involving mainly paperwork.

derogatory, informal, often

Examples

“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.”

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