desk jockey

noun

: a person whose job involves working at a desk

Examples of desk jockey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Reynolds plays against type as a white-collar desk jockey in this drama starring Helen Mirren as real-life Jewish refugee Maria Altmann, who fought to reclaim her family’s Gustav Klimt portrait after it was stolen by the Nazis during World War II. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 July 2024 Directed by Neill Blomkamp, the film charts his path from desk jockey to podium-finishing driver. Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 Aug. 2023 Daniel Pearce makes of Polonius a hilariously pedantic desk jockey and bad idea bear. Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 June 2023 Not to mention a movie of such ripe sensuality — even Jake’s deputy is a dreamboat desk jockey. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023 Or really any kind of desk jockey. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2020 There is the staple of an American copper who's just a desk jockey. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022 The shoebox space does brisk business at lunch, dispensing pork pies, sausage rolls and pâtés en croûte (pâtés baked in a pastry crust) to City desk jockeys. Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2019 In this iteration of the character’s story, Ryan goes from desk jockey to field agent after discovering a possible terrorist cell. Karen Han, Vox, 31 Aug. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of desk jockey was in 1943

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“Desk jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desk%20jockey. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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