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company men

company men is the plural of company man.

Meaning of company man

Noun

company man (plural company men)

  1. A male employee who has a great—and often, in the view of others, an excessive—commitment to serving the interests of the organization which employs him.
    • [B]oth sides accuse him of favoring the other. Certain players have accused him of being a company man.1957 Feb. 16, Ralph Bernstein (AP), "Bell ‘Savior’ of Pro Football," Spokesman-Review (USA), p. 58 (retrieved 12 July 2012)
  2. A spy or other operative of an intelligence service, especially the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency.
    • But many say he nevertheless is more in the mold of the quiet, no-questions-asked company men who built the C.I.A. in the 1960's and 70's and ran it in the 80's.1990 November 20, Michael Wines, “Washington at Work: After 30 Years in Shadows, a Spymaster Emerges”, in New York Times, retrieved 13 Jul 2012
  3. A male homosexual.

Questions about company men

What is company men the plural of?
Company men is the plural of company man.

Words near company men in the dictionary

  1. company clinics
  2. company front
  3. company fronts
  4. company law
  5. company man
  6. company men
  7. Company of Jesus
  8. company register
  9. company seal
  10. company seals
  11. company sergeant major

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