desk jockey
Example Sentences
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Daniel Pearce makes of Polonius a hilariously pedantic desk jockey and bad idea bear.
From New York Times
He figured this would be his career path: a white-collar desk jockey trying to help companies squeeze profits from the system.
From Washington Post
Seth is a by-the-book desk jockey; Bud ignores the rules when they interfere with undead evisceration.
From Los Angeles Times
A dorky desk jockey, Seth is the familiar foil for the hero’s one-liners, but Franco plays him with a sweetness that keeps his fussiness from grating.
From New York Times
It does not present Winner as a lefty firebrand or a noble whistle-blower but as a maddeningly squirmy, fed-up desk jockey.
From New York Times
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