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buttonpusher

buttonpusher is the alternative spelling of button pusher.

Meaning of button pusher

Noun

button pusher (plural button pushers)

  1. (idiomatic) Someone who pushes someone else's buttons: someone who goads, annoys, provokes, etc.
    • Near-synonyms: gadfly, goader, provocateur, provoker
  2. (derogatory, mildly, often) A low-skilled or unskilled worker: someone from whom one can expect little or nothing more than rote pushing of buttons (not showing, for example, critical thinking, insight, or leadership).
    • Bill has been working here for 4 years and is looking for ways to upskill. He says he doesn't want to be a button pusher forever.

Forms of buttonpusher

pluralbuttonpushers

Questions about buttonpusher

What is buttonpusher the alternative spelling of?
Buttonpusher is the alternative spelling of button pusher.

Words near buttonpusher in the dictionary

  1. buttonologist
  2. buttonologists
  3. buttonology
  4. buttonpress
  5. buttonpresses
  6. buttonpusher
  7. buttonquail
  8. buttonquails
  9. buttons
  10. buttons one's lip
  11. buttons through

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