Definitions

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  • adjective of an employee Whose work confines him or her to a desk.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity

Etymologies

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desk +‎ bound (in sense of bind)

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Examples

  • The fantasy life of this deskbound Walter Mitty didn't stop at

    Joseph Ellis 2010

  • The company implemented the kiosks several years ago so that the plant's workers, many of whom aren't deskbound, could have an accessible way to submit proposals.

    For Bright Ideas, Ask the Staff Rachel Emma Silverman 2011

  • I wanted to make certain that Geronimo knew from the get-go that I was not your run-of-the-mill, deskbound, suit-and-tie Fed.

    Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010

  • Tosh was a sculptor; he worked with his hands, with his body, heaving blocks of stone, while Piper, deskbound and increasingly, dismayingly flabby underneath her clothes, supported them.

    The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010

  • I wanted to make certain that Geronimo knew from the get-go that I was not your run-of-the-mill, deskbound, suit-and-tie Fed.

    Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010

  • Tosh was a sculptor; he worked with his hands, with his body, heaving blocks of stone, while Piper, deskbound and increasingly, dismayingly flabby underneath her clothes, supported them.

    The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010

  • The inescapable conclusion to be drawn from Apple's recent history is that the spectacular growth opportunities are in mobile devices, not deskbound computers or even laptops.

    Will the iPhone and iPad finally kill off the Mac? 2010

  • Tosh was a sculptor; he worked with his hands, with his body, heaving blocks of stone, while Piper, deskbound and increasingly, dismayingly flabby underneath her clothes, supported them.

    The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010

  • Microsoft's Web versions of Office programs look strikingly like their deskbound originals, just with far fewer buttons at the top of each window.

    Microsoft's new Office Web Apps free but inadequate, limited 2010

  • It appears that the information age has been nothing but good news for the deskbound hockey fan.

    Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010–2011 Rob Higgins 2010

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