pen pusher
noun Informal.
Origin of pen pusher
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby pen pusher
pen computer,
pen drive,
pen friend,
pen name,
pen pal,
pen pusher,
pen-,
pen-based,
pen.,
penal,
penal code
Example sentences from the Web for penpusher
The woman is horribly insulting, and refers to me as Mrs. Penpusher.
Droll Stories of Isthmian Life |Evelyn SaxtonMr. and Mrs. Svenska always addressed Mrs. Fairfax as Mrs. Penpusher—a term which Mrs. F. could not understand.
Droll Stories of Isthmian Life |Evelyn Saxton
British Dictionary definitions for penpusher
penpusher
/ (ˈpɛnˌpʊʃə) /
noun
a person who writes a lot, esp a clerk involved with boring paperwork