gratte-papier

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁat.pa.pje/

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Noun

gratte-papier m (plural gratte-papier or gratte-papiers)

1. (derogatory) pencil pusher
2. (derogatory) journo

See also

• employé de bureau

Further reading

• “gratte-papier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.