Paper-pusher (Noun)
Meaning
A clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The new government agency was staffed by so many paper-pushers that it was difficult to get anything done efficiently.
- He had always dreamed of being a police officer, but ended up as a paper-pusher in the department's administrative office.
- After a few years on the force, she found herself stuck behind a desk as a paper-pusher, filling out forms all day.
- The company was criticized for having too many paper-pushers and not enough people actually working on the factory floor.
- As a paper-pusher in the HR department, he spent most of his day staring at spreadsheets and attending pointless meetings.