yes man
/jɛs mæn/
yes man noun: a person who always agrees with their employer or superior.
Noun
yes man (plural yes men)
- A person who always agrees with their employer or superior.
- Crowds of yes men elbowed one another out of the way, hoping to get a chance to kiss the boss's ring.
- The function of a Vice-President is the job of a yes-man, as they call it in America.1868, New Zealand Parliament, Parliamentary debates, volume 55, numbers 13-25, page 2437
- Synonyms:
- yeasayer, yea-sayer, asskisser, ass-licker, bootlicker, brown noser, suck-up, sycophant, toady, Uriah Heep
- Antonyms:
- hero, mensch, truthteller
yes man meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
yes man in Hindi
- a person who always agrees with his employer or superior
- चमचा camcā, जी-हुज़ूर jī-huzūr
yes man in Tamil
- a person who always agrees with his employer or superior
- பூம்பூம்மாடு pūmpūmmāṭu, ஜால்ரா jālrā
yes man in Urdu
- چاپلوس, جی حضوریا, خوشامدی
yes man in Arabic
- a person who always agrees with his employer or superior
- إِمَّعَة ʔimmaʕa
More languagesFewer languages
- yes man in Persian
- بلهقربانگو bale-qorbân-gu
Synonyms of yes man
Antonyms
Forms of yes man
| plural | yes men |
|---|---|
| alternative form | yes-man |
| alternative form | yesman |
Words formed from yes man
Questions about yes man
- What does yes man mean?
- Yes man means a person who always agrees with their employer or superior.
- What is yes man in Hindi?
- Yes man in Hindi is चमचा (camcā), जी-हुज़ूर (jī-huzūr). See Yes man meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is yes man?
- Yes man is a noun.
- How do you pronounce yes man?
- Yes man is pronounced /jɛs mæn/.
- What is the plural of yes man?
- The plural of yes man is yes men.
Words near yes man in the dictionary
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