pen-pusher

美 [ˈpen pʊʃər]英 [ˈpen pʊʃə(r)]
  • n.文书;抄写匠

复数: pen-pushers

pen-pusherpen-pusher

noun

informal disapproving抄写匠;文书
a person with a boring job, especially in an office, that involves a lot of writing

also NAmE usually pencil-pusher

pen-pusher

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 文员;文书;耍笔杆子的人
    If you call someone a pen-pusher, you mean that their work consists of writing or dealing with documents, and does not seem very useful or important.

    As a result, industry was overmanned and pen-pushers were everywhere.

    结果是,企业人浮于事,到处都是耍笔杆子的人。