"office drone" meaning in All languages combined

See office drone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: office drones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} office drone (plural office drones)
  1. (derogatory) a white-collar worker who works a monotonous profession Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Business, Occupations, People Coordinate_terms: pencil pusher
    Sense id: en-office_drone-en-noun-OBIIZTa3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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