jobsworth UK /ˈd͡ʒɒbzwɜːθ/US /ˈd͡ʒɑbzˌwɝθ/ noun1 •(informal, disapproving) A person who upholds trivial rules unnecessarily and obstructively in order to exercise their (typically minor) authority.The usual council jobsworths came down to tell them to stop playing football. formsjobsworths