JOBSWORTH


Meaning of JOBSWORTH in English

(~s)

If you refer to someone as a ~, you are criticizing them for using the rules connected to their job as an excuse not to be helpful. (BRIT)

A surly ~ alerted security.

N-COUNT disapproval

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .