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deskbound

[ desk-bound ]
/ ˈdɛskˌbaʊnd /
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adjective
doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.
unfamiliar with actualities or practical matters outside one's own job: deskbound executives who can't grasp production problems.
noncombatant: deskbound generals.
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Origin of deskbound

First recorded in 1940–45; desk + -bound1
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British Dictionary definitions for deskbound

desk-bound

adjective
engaged in or involving sedentary work, as at an office desk
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