desk jockey
noun Informal.
an office worker who sits at a desk, often as contrasted with someone who does more important or active work: desk jockeys at the CIA.
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Origin of desk jockey
First recorded in 1950–55; modeled on disk jockey
Words nearby desk jockey
desk, desk calendar, desk clerk, desk copier, desk jobber, desk jockey, desk pad, desk work, desk-bound, desk-size, deskbound
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