"pen-pusher" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ˈpɛn.ˌpʊʃ.əʳ\ Forms: pen-pushers [plural]
  1. Scribouillard, plumitif, gratte-papier, porte-plume. Tags: informal, pejorative
    Sense id: fr-pen-pusher-en-noun-0ou6Jcct Categories (other): Termes informels en anglais, Termes péjoratifs en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bureaucrat Related terms: penpusher, pencil-pusher, pencil pusher, pen pusher

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    "(1910-1915) Composé de pen (« stylo ») et de pusher (« pousseur »), littéralement « pousseur de stylo »."
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