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paper-pusher

/ˈpeɪ.pə ˌpʊʃ.ər/

Traduction: Substantif désignant un employé de bureau ou un bureaucrate dont le travail consiste principalement à traiter des tâches administratives routinières et de la paperasse.

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noun

/ˈpeɪ.pə ˌpʊʃ.ər/C1formal
  • frSubstantif désignant un employé de bureau ou un bureaucrate dont le travail consiste principalement à traiter des tâches administratives routinières et de la paperasse.

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.

    frEmployé de bureau

    • 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.

    Synonymesadministratorbureaucratclerkfunctionarypencil pusher

    Antonymescreatordecision makerdoerexecutiveinnovatorleadermavericktrailblazer

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