company man

com·pa·ny man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm-puh-nee man]
- /ˈkʌm pə ni mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm-puh-nee man]
- /ˈkʌm pə ni mæn/

Definitions of company man words

noun company man an employee who puts allegiance to the company for which he works above personal opinion or friendship 3
noun company man an employee whose allegiance to his employer comes before personal beliefs or loyalty to fellow workers. 1
noun company man (Idiomatic) A male employee who has a great—and often, in the view of others, an excessive—commitment to serving the interests of the organization which employs him. 0
noun company man (Idiomatic) A spy or other operative of an intelligence service, especially the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency. 0
noun company man (Idiomatic) A male homosexual. 0

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Origin of company man

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Company man

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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company man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for company man

noun company man

conformist — Someone who is conformist behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original.
lackey — A servant, esp. a liveried footman or manservant.
organization man — a person who subordinates his personal life to the demands of the organization he works for
yes-man — a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with his or her supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant.

All 4 Synonyms of company man