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