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pen pusher

pen pusher is the alternative form of pen-pusher.

Meaning of pen-pusher

Noun

pen-pusher (plural pen-pushers)

  1. (derogatory, informal, often) A person who performs routine office work, involving mainly paperwork.
    • A pen-pusher in a Sixth ave. office said a coal miner is paid well. I asked him if he ever dug coal. Oh no!1925 June 21, “Letters: Miners Well Paid?”, in Pittsburgh Press, retrieved 21 Aug 2010

Forms of pen pusher

pluralpen pushers

Questions about pen pusher

What is pen pusher the alternative form of?
Pen pusher is the alternative form of pen-pusher.

Words near pen pusher in the dictionary

  1. pen pencils
  2. pen picture
  3. pen pictures
  4. pen portrait
  5. pen portraits
  6. pen pusher
  7. pen pushers
  8. pen register
  9. pen registers
  10. pen shell
  11. pen shells

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