pen-pusher

pen-push·er

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pen poo sh-er]
- /pɛn ˈpʊʃ ər/
- /pen ˈpʊʃ.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen poo sh-er]
- /pɛn ˈpʊʃ ər/

Definitions of pen-pusher word

noun pen-pusher pencil pusher. 1
countable noun pen-pusher 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. 0

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Origin of pen-pusher

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Pen-pusher

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pen-pusher

pen-pusher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.