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1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › yes-manYes-man Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   How to use yes-man in a sentence. a person who agrees with everything that is said; especially : one who endorses or supports without criticism every opinion or proposal of an… See the full definition

2. www.cjr.org › language_corner › sycophantsSycophants, yes-men, and forelock-tuggers - Columbia ...

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   Jul 23, 2018 · Just as Americans seem to have invented the “yes-man,” the British have their own version: the “forelock-tugger.”. In ye olden days, peasants would tug or pull the front part of their hair as a sign of respect and obedience to a superior, similar to a military salute. The Oxford dictionaries define “forelock tugging” as ...

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   A person who reflects or imitates the language, sentiments, or conduct of others; one who assents obsequiously to the opinions of…. yes-man 1874–. colloquial (originally U.S.). Usually depreciative. A person, esp. a man, who habitually agrees with or assents to the proposals of a superior; an obsequious subordinate.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishYES-MAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A servile, submissive, or acquiescent subordinate, assistant, or associate; sycophant.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › yes_manyes man - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Oct 27, 2024 · yes man (plural yes men) (idiomatic) A person who always agrees with their employer or superior. Synonyms: brown noser, yeasayer (alternatively yea-sayer), Uriah Heep. 1868, New Zealand Parliament, Parliamentary debates, volume 55, numbers 13-25, page 2437: The function of a Vice-President is the job of a yes-man, as they call it in America.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishYES-MAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   YES-MAN definition: 1. a person who agrees with everything their employer, leader, etc. says in order to please them 2…. Learn more.

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   What is a 'yes man'?

   • Usually depreciative. A person, esp. a man, who habitually agrees with or assents to the proposals of a superior; an obsequious subordinate. While invariably we despise the crafty yes-man; the simple yes-man we look upon with pity; the courageless yes-man as the mere shadow of a huge nothing. Don't be a ‘yes’ man.

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   What does a 'yes-man' mean?

   • Just as Americans seem to have invented the “yes-man,” the British have their own version: the “forelock-tugger.” In ye olden days, peasants would tug or pull the front part of their hair as a sign of respect and obedience to a superior, similar to a military salute.

   Sycophants, yes-men, and forelock-tuggers - Columbia

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   Is yes man a noun or noun?

   • As a noun from 1712. Yes-man is first recorded 1912, American English. Old English gea (West Saxon), ge (Anglian) "so, yes," from Proto-Germanic *ja-, *jai-, a word of affirmation (source also of German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish ja), from PIE *yam-, from pronominal stem *i- (see yon). As a noun, "affirmation, affirmative vote," from early 13c.

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   What does it mean if someone says 'yes' automatically?

   • Someone who says “yes” automatically, especially as an attempt to ingratiate oneself, is often known as a “yes-man.” That phrase originated in the United States in 1912, The Oxford English Dictionary says, meaning “A man who agrees from self-interest or fear with everything put to him by a superior; an obsequious subordinate.”

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   Is rice a 'yes man'?

   • The function of a Vice-President is the job of a yes-man, as they call it in America. Rice is a " yes man ," says one former top government official. "She thinks her job is just to figure out what the president is trying to say and then to say it more articulately."

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8. www.dictionary.com › browse › yes manYES-MAN Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Yes-man definition: a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with their supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant.. See examples of YES-MAN used in a sentence.