Paper-pusher

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A clerk or bureaucrat, especially one with a routine job. informal
  2. 2
    a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork wordnet

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bureaucratfunctionarypencil pusherpowerpoint ranger

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