Usually means: Obsessively adheres to rules unnecessarily.
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  2. jobsworth: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. jobsworth: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. jobsworth: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

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noun:  (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, informal) A minor official or worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer.

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