n. a bureaucrat; a clerk in the military services; any office worker. (See also pencil-pusher.) : If those paper-pushers can't get their work done on time, make them stay late.
n. someone who passes bad checks. (See also paper; paper-hanger.) : The bank teller spotted a well-known paper-pusher and called the cops.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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