routineer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of routineer
Example Sentences
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The difference between the shallowest routineer and the deepest thinker appears, to the latter, trifling; to the former, infinite.
From Maxims for Revolutionists by Shaw, Bernard
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
It was nothing but the insolence of the routineer that forced Gifford Pinchot out of the Forest Service.
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
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