pencil pusher
noun
: a person who does predominantly paperwork
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This might sound normal for your typical office worker, stuck at home during the pandemic, but Wolfe is no pencil pusher. 
Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 3 July 2020
Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 3 July 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
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