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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man whose primary allegiance is to his employer.
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- noun idiomatic A male
employee who has a great—and often, in the view of others, anexcessive —commitment toserving the interests of the organization which employs him. - noun idiomatic A
spy or otheroperative of anintelligence service, especially the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency. - noun idiomatic A male
homosexual .
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- noun an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers
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peekaboo78 commented on the word company man
He drives the Company Car, and carries Company Shark Repellant.
December 18, 2025