A paper-pusher is someone whose job is mostly moving documents around an office — filling forms, stamping papers, sending files from one desk to another — work that does not feel important or exciting. It is not a kind job title.

A paper-pusherpaper-pusher is someone whose job is mostly moving documents around an office指的是工作大部分是在辦公室裡搬文件的人 filling forms, stamping papers, sending files from one desk to another填表格、蓋章、把檔案從一張桌子送到另一張桌子 work that does not feel important or exciting這種工作讓人覺得不重要也不有趣 It is not a kind job title這不是一個友善的職稱

People say it when they want to sound a little scornful, as if the person only pushes paper and does not really decide anything. You hear it in informal, mostly American-leaning English; you would not print it on a name card.

People say it人們用這個詞的時候 when they want to sound a little scornful通常帶點輕蔑 as if the person only pushes paper好像這個人只是在推文件 and does not really decide anything根本沒有決定任何事情 You hear it in informal, mostly American-leaning English你會在比較口語、偏美式的英語裡聽到它 you would not print it on a name card你不會把它印在名片上

A manager who runs a company is not a paper-pusher; a clerk who spends the day on forms might be called one, fairly or not. Though actually a lot of office work really is paper, or the computer version of paper, so the sting is about status more than about whether paper is involved.

A manager who runs a company經營公司的manager is not a paper-pusher不是paper-pusher a clerk who spends the day on forms整天處理表格的clerk might be called one可能會被這樣叫 fairly or not不管公不公平 Though actually不過其實 a lot of office work really is paper, or the computer version of paper很多辦公室工作真的就是紙本作業，或是電腦版的紙本作業 so the sting is about status所以這個詞刺人的地方在於地位 more than about whether paper is involved而不是有沒有真的碰到紙