- yes-man
- noun Date: 1912 a person who agrees with everything that is said; especially one who endorses or supports without criticism every opinion or proposal of an associate or superior
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Yes Man — Título Di que sí (España) ¡Sí, señor! (Argentina y México) Sí señor (Perú) Si Señor (Venezuela) Ficha técnica Dirección Peyton Reed … Wikipedia Español
Yes Man — Données clés Titre québécois Monsieur Oui Titre original Yes Man Réalisation Peyton Reed Scénario Jarrad Paul et Nicholas Stoller Acteurs principaux … Wikipédia en Français
Yes man — ou Monsieur Oui (au Québec) est un film américain réalisé par Peyton Reed, sorti le 19 décembre 2008. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution … Wikipédia en Français
yes-man — / jɛsmən/, it. / jɛsmen/ locuz. ingl. [comp. di yes sì e man uomo ; propr. uomo (che dice) sì ], usata in ital. come s.m. [uomo sempre pronto a dire di sì, a dare ragione ai superiori, a mostrarsi accondiscendente o servile e sim.: un politico… … Enciclopedia Italiana
yes|man — yes man or yes|man «YEHS MAN», noun, plural men. Informal. a person who habitually agrees with those of higher rank or greater authority than himself, without criticism: »You do not get good science as soon as you have reduced the scientists to… … Useful english dictionary
yes-man — [jɛsman] n. m. ÉTYM. 1930, P. Morand, in D. D. L.; expression anglo amér.; de yes « oui », et man « homme ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Personnage qui approuve en toute circonstance la majorité ou ses supérieurs (en politique, dans les affair … Encyclopédie Universelle
yes man — loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} persona estremamente accondiscendente, fino al servilismo, spec. nei confronti di un superiore {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: comp. di yes si e man uomo … Dizionario italiano
yes-man — yes men N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe a man as a yes man, you dislike the fact that he seems always to agree with people who have authority over him, in order to gain favour … English dictionary
yes-man — Someone who always agrees with people in authority is a yes man … The small dictionary of idiomes
yes-man — /yes man /, n., pl. yes men. a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with his or her supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
yes-man — plural yes men n someone who always agrees with and obeys their employer, leader etc in order to gain some advantage used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English