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Definition of Company man
1. Noun. An employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers.
Definition of Company man
1. Noun. (idiomatic) 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. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) A spy or other operative of an intelligence service, especially the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency. ¹
3. Noun. (idiomatic) A male homosexual. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Company Man
Literary usage of Company man
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World's Great Classics by Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne (1899)
"... the sum of the whole company, man might have been seen perfected, in his
longing and progress towards the " Faerie Queen," the Divine Glory which is the ..."
2. The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-west by Alexander Morris (1880)
"I never slept in a tent in my life before and was only too glad to find a home
to go to." THE GAMBLER—" I understand now. And now this company man. ..."
3. Tenting on the Plains: Or General Custer in Kansas and Texas by Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1999)
"The race was won by an A company man. An E company man was in advance, but tripped,
and fell just before reaching the goal. Everybody seemed interested. ..."
4. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language (1804)
"Well, but suppose it your own case ; would you part with your wife, because she
now nnd then stays out in the best company ? Man. ..."
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