company man

company man

noun
an employee whose allegiance to his employer comes before personal beliefs or loyalty to fellow workers.

Origin:
1920–25
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company man
 
n
an employee who puts allegiance to the company for which he works above personal opinion or friendship

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company man definition


  1. n.
    a man who always sides with his employers. : Ken's a company man—he'll always take management's side.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

company man

A male worker more loyal to management than to his fellow workers; also, one who informs on fellow employees. For example, He'll never join in a strike; he's a company man. Dating from the 1920s, a period of considerable labor unrest, this term uses company in the sense of "a business concern" and was often applied as a criticism by supporters of labor unions.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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