yes man

A form of yes-man — A (male) person who always agrees with their employer or superior.

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Meanings

nounyes man (plural yes men)

plural yes men

  1. alternativeAlternative form of yes-man.

    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."

    2003 March 21, Evan Thomas, “The 12 Year Itch”, in Newsweek
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APA

yes man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yes%20man

MLA

“yes man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yes%20man. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yes man,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yes%20man.

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