company man

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company man

A man whose primary allegiance is to his employer.

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company man

an employee who puts allegiance to the company for which he works above personal opinion or friendship

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com′pany man`

an employee whose allegiance to his employer comes before personal beliefs or loyalty to fellow workers.

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company man - an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers

employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job

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