pen pusher
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "pen-pusher" or "penpusher."
pen pusher(
pehn
poo
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shuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (profession)
a. el oficinista (M), la oficinista (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After 25 years of being a pen pusher, Georgina retired and started a restaurant.Después 25 años de ser una oficinista, Georgina se jubiló y comenzó un restaurante.
b. el chupatintas (M), la chupatintas (F) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
What does your mom do? - She's a pen pusher in a government office.¿A qué se dedica tu mamá? - Es una chupatintas en una oficina gubernamental.
c. el tinterillo (M), la tinterilla (F) (Andes)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'd rather be a pen pusher when I grow up than break my back working outdoors like my dad.Preferiría ser un tinterillo de grande en lugar de romperme el lomo trabajando al aire libre como mi papá.
d. el suche (M), la suche (F) (Andes)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The soldiers are complaining about the pen pushers in the government.Los soldados se quejan de los suches en el gobierno.
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