pen pusher

pen push·er

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen poo sh-er]
- /pɛn ˈpʊʃ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen poo sh-er]
- /pɛn ˈpʊʃ ər/

Definitions of pen pusher words

abbreviation PEN PUSHER pencil pusher. 1
noun pen pusher sb who does clerical work 1

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Origin of pen pusher

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Pen pusher

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pen pusher

pen pusher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pen pusher usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pen pusher

noun pen pusher

amanuenses — a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary.
amanuensis — a person employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts
clerk — A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts.
copyist — A copyist copies other people's music or paintings or, in the past, made written copies of documents.
counter jumper — a sales assistant in a shop

All 7 Synonyms of pen pusher