company man

noun

: a worker who acquiesces in company policy without complaint

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That’s a lot of synergy, and Michaels is a company man. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024 Costner would be a splashy get for a straight-to-streaming movie, and the actor was a company man. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 June 2024 There has always been the late-night-host workaround, from Johnny Carson to David Letterman to Jon Stewart, but over the last 20 years, the networks have favored company men for their high-profile hosting gigs. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024 Barkley then fired back on X, accusing Barber of being a company man for the team. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for company man 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of company man was circa 1921

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“Company man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/company%20man. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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