pencil pusher
noun Informal.
a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
Words nearby pencil pusher
pencil beam, pencil box, pencil cedar, pencil crayon, pencil gate, pencil pusher, pencil skirt, pencil stripe, penciliform, penciling, pend
Origin of pencil pusher
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Also called pen pusher.
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