deskbound

[ desk-bound ]

adjective

1. doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.
2. unfamiliar with actualities or practical matters outside one's own job:

   deskbound executives who can't grasp production problems.

3. noncombatant:

   deskbound generals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deskbound¹

First recorded in 1940–45; desk + -bound ¹