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pen pusher

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noun Informal.

pencil pusher.

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Origin of pen pusher

First recorded in 1910–15
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Words related to pen pusher

cashier, auditor, worker, agent, bookkeeper, operator, salesperson, employee, secretary, receptionist, teller, seller, registrar, notary, transcriber, stenographer, amanuensis, counterperson, recorder, copyist

British Dictionary definitions for pen pusher

penpusher
/ (ˈpɛnˌpʊʃə) /

noun

a person who writes a lot, esp a clerk involved with boring paperwork

Derived forms of penpusher

penpushing, adjective, noun
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