pusher

Example Sentences

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As a button pusher, he makes enough to support a family of four—even though a majority of his day is spent with his feet up on the desk.

From The Wall Street Journal

Arms were great pushers, he had discovered recently.

From Literature

He lambasted Temple as “simply a paper pusher,” who ran the math on rate increases without being able to fix the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pawn pushers at a couple of low-stakes chess tournaments in Iowa and Louisiana recently sat down at their boards only to discover a surprising competitor: one of the highest rated chess players ever to live.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since joining the House of Lords she has used her speeches to warn about proposed cuts to the civil service, criticising those who call public servants "pen pushers".

From BBC