yes man

Noun CEFR B2

jɛs mæn

Definitions

A person who always agrees with their employer or superior.

Equivalents

Españollameculos sacristán de amén

Françaisbéni-oui-oui

DeutschJasager

21 more languages

العربيةإمعة

Българскипослушко

Bosanskiposlušnik послушник

Češtinaposkok

Suomijees-mies kyllä-mies myötäilijämyötäjuoksija perässähiihtäjä

हिन्दीचमचा जी-हुज़ूर

Hrvatskiposlušnik послушник

Magyarfejbólintó János

Italianoyes man

日本語イエスマン

한국어아첨군

Latinaassentator

Македонскиаминџија

Nederlandsjabroer jaknikker

Polskipotakiwacz

Portuguêslambe-botas pau-mandado puxa-saco

Русскийлизоблю́д подпевала подхали́мсикофант

Српскиposlušnik послушник

Svenskaja-sägare nickedocka

தமிழ்ஜால்ரா பூம்பூம்மாடு

Türkçeevet efendimci yalaka yaltak

Examples

“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.”

“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."”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

yes woman yes-brainer Yes-man yes-no question yes, and Yesanguan

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