Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yes man

/jɛs mæn/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English

Syllables: yes -man
IPA: /jɛs mæn/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who always agrees with their employer or superior.

Example Sentences

"Crowds of yes men elbowed one another out of the way, hoping to get a chance to kiss the boss's ring."
"The function of a Vice-President is the job of a yes-man, as they call it in America."
"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.""

Inflected Forms

yes men (plural) yes-man (alternative) yesman (alternative)

Derived Forms

yesmanism yesmanship

Synonyms

yeasayer yea-sayer asskisser ass-licker bootlicker brown noser suck-up sycophant toady Uriah Heep

Homonyms

yes-man

Antonyms

hero mensch truthteller

Questions

How do you pronounce yes man?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɛs mæn/.
What does yes man mean?: A person who always agrees with their employer or superior.

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