"jobsworth" meaning in Engels

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʤɑbs.wɝθ/
  1. pennenlikker; iemand die een ondergeschikte functie heeft, maar weinig buigzaam of redelijk is
    Sense id: nl-jobsworth-en-noun-mtZ09Pa-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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        {
          "text": "The goal of the jobsworth is to insert himself in series with as many processes as possible in order to justify an existence which would otherwise be questionable.",
          "translation": "Het doel van een pennenlikker is om zichzelf in zo veel mogelijk processen in te mengen om zo een bestaan te rechtvaardigen dat anders twijfelachtig zou zijn."
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      "ipa": "/ˈʤɑbs.wɝθ/"
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