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jobsworth

job·sworth [ jóbz wùrth ] (plural job·sworths)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. petty bureaucrat: a minor official who insists on following regulations to the letter, especially with the intention of being deliberately obstructive ( informal )

[Late 20th century. <It's more than my job's worth (to do whatever is being requested)]
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