yes-woman

plural yes-women · alternative yes woman · alternative yeswoman

1. A female person who always agrees with her employer or superior.

   Coordinate term: yes-man

   3 more examples

   Mrs. Caroline O’Day, Democratic candidate for Representative at Large, replied yesterday to Republican suggestions that she would be a “yes-woman” for the Roosevelt administration in Washington by Announcing that she would “go along” with the President on any subject except war.

   1934 October 29, “Mrs. O’Day Pledges Opposition to War […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   Lodhi is far from being a yes-woman. She still has not joined Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party and reportedly has stung the prime minister with her critiques, especially of Bhutto’s first term in power.

   1994 April 5, John-Thor Dahlburg, “Profile: New Envoy Aims to End Pakistan’s ‘Rogue’ Image […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2023

   It’s a debilitating problem if you’re a yes-woman, like me. I find it impossible to say no to polite requests from people who have something terribly interesting they need help with. It’s always casually proceeded by the vague nod that it “might lead to work down the line”– such a potent mix of teasing allure and little substance. “Might” doesn’t put a roof over my head, sadly.

   2015 May 19, Katie McCrory, “When you are self-employed, there's no such thing as 'free time'”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015