YES-MAN

Meaning of YES-MAN in English

( yes-men)

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.

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

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YES-MAN — noun Date: 1912 a person who agrees with everything that is said
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YES-MAN — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural yes-men ) Etymology: yes (I) + man : a person who agrees with everything that is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YES-MAN — /yes"man'/ , n. , pl. yes-men . a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with his or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YES MAN — person who agrees to everything, person who works to please others
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YES-MAN — noun Date: 1912 : a person who agrees with everything that is said ; especially : one who endorses or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YES-MAN — Pronunciation: ' yes- ˌ man Function: noun Date: 1912 : a person who agrees with everything that is said especially …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YES-MAN — ■ noun ( plural yes-men ) informal a person who always agrees with their superiors.
Concise Oxford English vocab
YES-MAN — [yes-man] n (1913): a person who agrees with everything that is said; esp: one who endorses or supports without criticism …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YES-MAN — yes-|man BrE AmE ˈjes |mæn ▷ yes-|men men
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YES-MAN — noun ( pl. -men / -men; NAmE /) ( disapproving ) a person who always agrees with people in authority …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YES-MAN — ˈyes-man BrE AmE noun ( plural yes-men ) [countable] someone who always agrees with and obeys their employer, leader etc …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YES-MAN — (yes-men) If you describe a man as a ~, you dislike the fact that he seems always to agree with …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
YES-MAN — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ It's no good applying for a job with him unless you're happy being a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YES MAN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
YES-MAN — {n.}, {informal} A person who tries to be liked by agreeing with everything said; especially, someone who always agrees with …
Slang English vocab
YES-MAN — Function: noun 1 Synonyms: STOOGE 1, Charlie McCarthy, dummy 2 Synonyms: SYCOPHANT , bootlick, bootlicker, ||brownnose, ||brownnoser, groveler, minion, spaniel, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
YES-MAN — noun 1. Synonyms: stooge 1, Charlie McCarthy, dummy 2. Synonyms: sycophant , bootlick, bootlicker, ||brownnose, ||brownnoser, groveler, minion, spaniel, toady, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
YES-MAN — See ↑ OBEY 4
Longman Activator English vocab
YES-MAN — 25B6; noun (informal) SYCOPHANT, toady, creep, fawner, flatterer, lickspittle, doormat; informal bootlicker; Brit. informal poodle; N. Amer. informal suck-up.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
YES-MAN — {n.}, {informal} A person who tries to be liked by agreeing with everything said; especially, someone who always agrees with …
Словарь английских идиом
YES-MAN — n. , informal A person who tries to be liked by agreeing with everything said; especially, someone who always agrees …
American Idioms English vocabulary
YES-MAN — сущ.; разг. подпевала, подхалим Syn : toady, lickspittle (разговорное) подхалим, подпевала, лизоблюд yes-man разг. подхалим, подпевала
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YES-MAN — Подхалим
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
YES-MAN — n ( pl -men -ʹjesmen ) разг. подхалим, подпевала, лизоблюд
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YES-MAN — подхалим, подпевала
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
YES MAN — (n) подхалим
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
YES-MAN — n ( pl -men [-{ʹjes}men] ) разг. подхалим, подпевала, лизоблюд
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
YES-MAN — n ( pl -men -ʹjesmen ) разг. подхалим, подпевала, лизоблюд
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
YES MAN — подпевала, подхалим
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
YES MAN — подпевала, подхалим
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
YES-MAN — сущ. ; разг. подпевала, подхалим Syn: toady , lickspittle
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
YES-MAN — сущ.; разг. подпевала, подхалим Syn: toady, lickspittle
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
YES-MAN — _n. _собир. подхалим, подпевала
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
YES-MAN — n. собир. подхалим, подпевала
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
YES-MAN — подхалим, подпевала
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
YES-MAN — _n. _разг. подхалим, подпевала
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
YES-MAN — [n.] [разг.] всегда поддакивающий человек, подхалим
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
YES-MAN — n разг. всегда поддакивающий человек, подхалим
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
YES-MAN — сущ.; разг. подпевала, подхалим Syn : toady, lickspittle (разговорное) подхалим, подпевала, лизоблюд yes-man разг. подхалим, подпевала
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) 2002– Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and …
Английский словарь Британика
YES — I. (ˈ)yes, ˈyeu̇, ˈyeə & a multiplicity of other variants, among them ˈye, (ˈ)yas, (ˈ)yis, (ˈ)yəs, ˈyə, (ˈ)yās, ˈyi, ˈya(a), …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YES — /yes/ , adv., n., pl. yeses , v. , yessed, yessing , interj. adv. 1. (used to express affirmation or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YES — I. ˈyes adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gēse Date: before 12th century 1. — used as a function …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAN — I. ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən noun ( plural men ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAN — vt to tame, as a hawk. 2. man ·noun the human race; mankind. 3. man ·vt to furnish with a …
Webster English vocab
YES — [yes] adv [ME, fr. OE gese] (bef. 12c) 1--used as a function word to express assent or agreement "are you …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YES — British progressive rock band known for its extended compositions and virtuoso musicianship. Its principal members were Jon Anderson (b. Oct. …
Britannica English vocabulary
YES — yes BrE AmE jes —Casual variants include yah, yeah, yep, yup (see). ▷ yeses ˈjes ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YES — / jes; NAmE / exclamation , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to answer a question and say that sth is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — / mæn; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun ( pl. men / men; NAmE /) MALE PERSON …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YES — I. yes 1 S1 W1 /jes/ BrE AmE adverb spoken [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gese ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YES — ˈYes, ˌMinister BrE AmE a humorous British television programme of the 1980s about the disagreements between a government minister, Jim …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAN — I. man 1 S1 W1 /mæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural men /men/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ man …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YES — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to an affirmative sentence: the answer to your question is affirmative, it is as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YES — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to an affirmative sentence: the answer to your question is affirmative, it is as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAN — n. & v. n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YES — adv. & n. --adv. 1. equivalent to an affirmative sentence: the answer to your question is affirmative, it is as …
Oxford English vocab
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1. an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
YES — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In informal English, 'yes' is often …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — ( men, mans, manning, manned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YES — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to give a …
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