noun
Etymology: Middle English no man, naman, non man, nan man, from Old English nān man, from nān no, none + man — more at none
1. : no person : nobody
2. usually no-man ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷
[ no (II) + man ]
: a man who is accustomed or inclined to disagree in an independent manner or to decline requests in a firm resolute way
surrounded by a number of no-men to resist me at every point — Sir Winston Churchill
— compare yes-man