company man

noun

: a worker who acquiesces in company policy without complaint

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First-time head coach Campo was a good company man, and solid defensive coordinator. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025 In 2014, Microsoft surprised people by promoting the ultimate company man, Satya Nadella, to CEO. Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024 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 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 31 Jan. 2025.

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