It's amazing how much power a fluorescent jacket gives to a jobsworth.
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Jobsworth
//ˈd͡ʒɒbzwɜːθ//
Synonyms for "jobsworth"
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Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 刻板得不近人情的官員 /刻板得不近人情的官员 noun (minor official or worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer)
- 小官僚 noun (minor official or worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer)
Dutch
1 entries- pennenlikker noun (minor official or worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer)
Mon
1 entries- ၚုဟ်မးကမၠောန် noun (minor official or worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer)
Sample sentences
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Only a jobsworth would fine someone for pouring a bit of coffee down a drain.
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The usual council jobsworths came down to tell them to stop playing football.
Source: wiktionary
For many people, however, the stress of not having the correct ticket for a train or bus journey can lead to a particularly uncomfortable feeling … fear that they might encounter a jobsworth. […] Someone who has been caught out by a jobsworth, will probably accuse them of being an embittered, mean-spirited inadequate who are using their status to give themselves faux importance, justifying their actions by their twin mantras of "Rules is rules" and, inevitably, "It's more than my job's worth."
Source: wiktionary
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