routineer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of routineer
Example Sentences
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The difference between the shallowest routineer and the deepest thinker appears, to the latter, trifling; to the former, infinite.
From Maxims for Revolutionists by Shaw, Bernard
The type of statesman we must oppose to the routineer is one who regards all social organization as an instrument.
From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter
The man who will follow precedent, but never create one, is merely an obvious example of the routineer.
From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter
At this point the whole routineer scheme of things collapses, there is a period of convulsion and Cæsarean births, and men weary of excitement sink back into a newer routine.
From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter
The routineer in a panic turns to the taboo.
From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter
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