paper-pusher
[ pey-per-poosh-er ]
/ ˈpeɪ pərˌpʊʃ ər /
noun Informal.
a person who has a routine desk job.
a bureaucrat.
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Also called pa·per-shuf·fler [pey-per-shuhf-ler]. /ˈpeɪ pərˌʃʌf lər/.
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