paper-pusher
[ pey-per-poo sh-er ]
/ ˈpeɪ pərˌpʊʃ ər /
noun Informal.
a person who has a routine desk job.
a bureaucrat.
Also called
pa·per-shuf·fler
[pey-per-shuhf-ler] /ˈpeɪ pərˌʃʌf lər/.
OTHER WORDS FROM paper-pusher
pa·per-push·ing, adjectiveWords nearby paper-pusher
paper trail,
paper wasp,
paper-clip,
paper-cutter,
paper-mâché,
paper-pusher,
paper-shelled,
paper-thin,
paper-train,
paper-white narcissus,
paperback