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paper-pusher

/ˈpeɪ.pə ˌpʊʃ.ər/

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noun

/ˈpeɪ.pə ˌpʊʃ.ər/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее клерка или бюрократа, чья работа в основном связана с обработкой рутинной документации.

A noun referring to a clerk or bureaucrat whose job primarily involves handling routine paperwork.

  1. Clerk or bureaucratB2informal

    A person whose job involves a lot of routine paperwork, often used to imply a lack of decision-making power or creativity.

    ruБюрократ

    • He's just a paper-pusher in the accounting department.
    • The project was delayed by a paper-pusher who lost the forms.
    • She got tired of being a paper-pusher and quit to start her own business.

    Synonymsadministratorbureaucratclerkfunctionarypencil pusher

    Antonymscreatordecision makerdoerexecutiveinnovatorleadermavericktrailblazer

Forms
  • paper-pushers plural form
  • paper-pushers' possessive plural form
  • paper-pusher's possessive singular form