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Definition of pencil pusher - 2 dictionary results

pencil pusher

–noun Informal.
a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
Also called pen pusher.


Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
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pencil pusher  
n.   Informal
One whose job involves writing and other paperwork.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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