routineer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of routineer
Example Sentences
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At this point the whole routineer scheme of things collapses, there is a period of convulsion and Cæsarean births, and men weary of excitement sink back into a newer routine.
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
In short, the characters and their relations are of a kind that the routineer critic has not yet learned to place; so that their misunderstanding was a foregone conclusion.
From Mrs. Warren's Profession by Shaw, Bernard
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
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