company man

noun

: a worker who acquiesces in company policy without complaint

Examples of company man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Josh Allen, arguably the NFL's best player, is a company man and great teammate for the Buffalo Bills, but Wednesday's defense of the indefensible new uniforms the team is rolling out in the coming NFL season was too much. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

After appearing as supercilious EPA company man Walter Peck in Ghostbusters, Atherton completed his trilogy of goofy comedies with Real Genius (1985) and Bio-Dome (1996). — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026

Meyers was, of course, doing some classic company man work by taking jabs at one of NBC’s major network rivals. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026

With that in mind, and a lack of serious options at the moment, the decisions to appoint two company men, Rosenior and Fletcher — albeit in different circumstances — is more understandable than in previous years. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for company man

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