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corporate nun en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (slang) A woman who dedicates her life to her job or career, especially at the expense of romance.
    • In those photos of her wandering around Capitol Hill to meet the senators, she looked unprepared. Not like a politician with a message to impart, but like a corporate lawyer in her cubicle. She looked like a corporate nun. 2008, Willie Brown, Basic Brown: My Life and our Times:
    • The corporate nun turned from the elevator smiling at them helpfully. 2007, Michael Hollister, Salishan:
    • Wendy was a sad creature, a corporate nun who dedicated her life to serving the Gazette. She had a permanently martyred air and no life outside the newsroom. 1998, Elaine Viets, Rubout:

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