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pen pusher

NOUN
clerk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agent auditor bookkeeper cashier employee operator receptionist salesperson secretary teller worker
STRONG
amanuensis copyist counterperson notary recorder registrar seller stenographer transcriber
WEAK
counter jumper office helper paper pusher paper shuffler pencil pusher shopperson white collar
NOUN
desk jockey
Synonyms
WEAK
clerical worker desk worker pencil driver pencil pusher white-collar worker

Example Sentences

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In Charlotte, N.C., four candidates in the Central High School election, disdaining the conventional office titles�president, vice president, secretary, treasurer�announced that they were running for "big boss, little boss, pen pusher and moneybags."

From Time Magazine Archive

Some cautious pen pusher behind a desk, he thought chaotically.

From Decision by Smith, H. R.

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