Synonyms for "paper-pusher" (4 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

bureaucrat

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

functionary

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)

pencil pusherpowerpoint ranger

Related word relations

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2 relation types

More general

3 entries

administrative officialbureaucratclerk

Related terms

3 entries

desk jobpixel pusherpush paper

Translations

8 translations across 5 languages.

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Danish

1 entries

• papirnusser noun (clerk or bureaucrat)

Italian

1 entries

• passacarte noun (clerk or bureaucrat)

Polish

2 entries

• biurokrata noun (clerk or bureaucrat)
• zarękawek noun (clerk or bureaucrat)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries

• kancelarijski pacov noun (clerk or bureaucrat)
• kancelarijski štakor noun (clerk or bureaucrat)
• uredski štakor noun (clerk or bureaucrat)

Swedish

1 entries

• kontorsråtta noun (clerk or bureaucrat)

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