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pencil pusher

pen·cil push·er
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pen-suh l poo sh-er]
    • /ˈpɛn səl ˈpʊʃ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pen-suh l poo sh-er]
    • /ˈpɛn səl ˈpʊʃ ər/

Definitions of pencil pusher words

  • noun pencil pusher a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc. 1
  • noun pencil pusher sb who does clerical work 1
  • countable noun pencil pusher If you call someone a pencil pusher, you mean that their work consists of writing or dealing with documents, and does not seem very useful or important. 0
  • noun pencil pusher a person who writes a lot, esp a clerk involved with boring paperwork 0
  • noun pencil pusher a person, as an office clerk, whose job entails writing, keeping records, etc. 0
See all 5 definitions of pencil pusher

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Origin of pencil pusher

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Pencil pusher

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pencil pusher

pencil pusher popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for pencil pusher

noun pencil 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
  • broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
  • 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.
All 11 Synonyms of pencil pusher

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