ALL meanings of jobsworth
- noun jobsworth (chiefly, British) A minor worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer. 1
- countable noun jobsworth If you refer to someone as a jobsworth, you are criticizing them for using the rules connected to their job as an excuse not to be helpful. 0
- noun jobsworth a person in a position of minor authority who invokes the letter of the law in order to avoid any action requiring initiative, cooperation, etc 0