Yes-man in a sentence as a noun

A "yes-man" is the very antithesis of this.

You think pundits wouldn't be calling him an "Obama yes-man"?

Of course there were some other issues, but the point being, some people don't really like you standing your ground and would rather you be a yes-man.

I guess what I'm asking is where is the line between being that guy who's always fighting management and being a yes-man? And are all of these things really actionable issues?

A scapegoat and yes-man often has more value than someone who is really producing, because of the beholder's value system

Lutusp means the archetypal 'yes-man', the person who openly admires anything you do and only ever agrees with you, reinforcing your self-esteem, 'enabling' your 'narcissism'.

Yes-man definitions

noun

a person of unquestioning obedience

See also: flunky flunkey stooge