yes man

yes man
n
sycophant, lickspittle, toady, toadeater, tufthunter, fawning flatterer, truckler; flatterer, back-slapper, backscratcher, timeserver, Inf. apple-polisher, Sl. brown-nose or brown-noser, Sl. brownie, Obs., Rare. blander, Archaic. pickthank; parasite, leech, Inf. sponge or sponger, hanger-on; courtier, attendant, flunky, lackey; jackal, spaniel, bootlick, bootlicker, footlicker, lickspit; kowtower, Contemptuous. Uncle Tom, Sl. oreo, cringer, groveler, sniveler.

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  • 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

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