routineer

American  

[root-n-eer] / ˌrut nˈɪər /

noun

1. a person who follows or adheres to routine or a routine.

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Etymology

Origin of routineer

First recorded in 1870–75; routine + -eer

Example Sentences

The routineer in a panic turns to the taboo.

From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter

The routineer is, of course, the first to decry every radical proposal as "against human nature."

From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter

The type of statesman we must oppose to the routineer is one who regards all social organization as an instrument.

From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter

The routineer with his taboo does not see this, so he attempts the impossible task of obliterating the impulse.

From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter

Political inventors are to-day largely unconscious of their purpose, and, so, defenceless against the distraction of their routineer enemies.

From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter