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YES-MAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yes-man mean? 

YES-MAN (noun)
  The noun YES-MAN has 1 sense:

1. a person of unquestioning obedienceplay

  Familiarity information: YES-MAN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


YES-MAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person of unquestioning obedience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

flunkey; flunky; stooge; yes-man

Hypernyms ("yes-man" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yes-man"):

pushover (someone who is easily taken advantage of)


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