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pa·per-push·er
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Princeton's WordNet
paper-pushernoun
a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork
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paper-pushernoun
clerk or bureaucrat (especially one with a routine job)
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paper-pusher
A paper-pusher is a pejorative term used to refer to an office worker who has a routine, non-productive job, often involving a lot of paperwork, bureaucracy, or administration. This term is usually used to imply that their work is tedious, unimportant, or meaningless.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of paper-pusher in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of paper-pusher in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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