paper-pusher


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pa′per-push`er



n. Informal.
1. a person who has a routine desk job.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.paper-pusher - a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork
administrative official, bureaucrat - an official of a bureaucracy
clerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
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