(BrE, informal, disapproving) a person who follows the rules of a job exactly, even when this causes problems for other people, or when the rules are not sensible:
Avoid Mr Jobsworth! The sort of man who says when you need a door opened to save a long walk 'It's more than my job's worth, mate'.
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