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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Nearby words
- desk,
- desk calendar,
- desk clerk,
- desk copier,
- desk jobber,
- desk pad,
- desk work,
- desk-bound,
- desk-size,
- deskbound
Origin of desk jockey
First recorded in 1950–55; modeled on disk jockey
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019