company man
noun
an employee whose allegiance to his employer comes before personal beliefs or loyalty to fellow workers.
Origin of company man
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby company man
British Dictionary definitions for company man
company man
noun
an employee who puts allegiance to the company for which he works above personal opinion or friendship
Idioms and Phrases with company man
company man
A male worker more loyal to management than to his fellow workers; also, one who informs on fellow employees. For example, He'll never join in a strike; he's a company man. Dating from the 1920s, a period of considerable labor unrest, this term uses company in the sense of “a business concern” and was often applied as a criticism by supporters of labor unions.