company man

noun

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

company man

noun

1. an employee who puts allegiance to the company for which he works above personal opinion or friendship

Word History and Origins

Origin of company man¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Idioms and Phrases

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.