company man
an employee whose allegiance to his employer comes before personal beliefs or loyalty to fellow workers.
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How to use company man in a sentence
He seemed like the ultimate company man, but at 43, he bet on himself.
The NFL’s top QBs are waking up to their power, following Tom Brady and LeBron James | Jerry Brewer | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostIt trains people who make superb company men, but not scrappy entrepreneurs.
PLAYBACK (2015): Could the Next Brooklyn Be … Las Vegas?! (Ep. 205) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 6, 2020 | FreakonomicsA former CIA director who has worked in government for decades, Robert Gates is a company man in a one-industry town.
A company man, his tunic shabby and open in a negligent fashion at his thick throat, stood waiting for them.
Plague Ship | Andre NortonIn about ten minutes time he was relieved, and a D company man took his place.
Short Stories of the New America | Various
The fellow looked more like a turf-stack than a light-company man.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2) | Charles Lever"We can make them of wood," I suggested, remembering the tale of a company man.
With the Indians in the Rockies | James Willard SchultzThat was one day when the best company man became a clock-watcher.
Exploiter's End | James Causey
British Dictionary definitions for company man
an employee who puts allegiance to the company for which he works above personal opinion or friendship
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Other Idioms and Phrases with 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.
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