: a worker who acquiesces in company policy without complaint
Examples of company man in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebCostner would be a splashy get for a straight-to-streaming movie, and the actor was a company man.—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 June 2024 There has always been the late-night-host workaround, from Johnny Carson to David Letterman to Jon Stewart, but over the last 20 years, the networks have favored company men for their high-profile hosting gigs.—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024 Barkley then fired back on X, accusing Barber of being a company man for the team.—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024 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, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for company man
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