Noun: penpusher 'pen,pû-shu(r)
Usage: Brit, informal (N. Amer: pencil pusher)
Usage: Brit, informal (N. Amer: pencil pusher)
- A clerk who does boring paperwork
"He felt like a penpusher in his monotonous office job";
- pencil pusher [N. Amer, informal], pen-pusher [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: pen-pushers, penpushers
Type of: clerk