Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Mr.A
English answer:
mr. a's protégé
Added to glossary by
Besmir (X)
Dec 2, 2005 09:40
18 yrs ago
English term
Mr.A
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Mr.A is Mr.B's XXX
I need a noun. In a company, when Mr.B is a boss and he likes Mr.A more than anyone else (Not sexual) and he support Mr.A in every immoral ways.
I need a noun. In a company, when Mr.B is a boss and he likes Mr.A more than anyone else (Not sexual) and he support Mr.A in every immoral ways.
Responses
| 4 +6 | mr. a's protégé |
Besmir (X)
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| 3 +5 | protege |
sergey (X)
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| 3 +3 | protege |
Melanie Nassar
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| 3 +2 | Mr. B is Mr. A's mentor |
Louise Mawbey
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| 3 +1 | favourite |
Andrey Belousov (X)
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| 4 | Sycophant |
Will Matter
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Responses
+6
5 mins
English term (edited):
mr. a
Selected
mr. a's protégé
But this also depends on degree that he's been supported by Mr A's "immorality," of course. He might be, as Andrija suggested, merely his favorite (which as a term doesn't entail ANY services, any boss has favorites, but business is business).
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I was the last to sugegst, disregard my asnwer!!!!
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keep my spelling though if you find this answer fit the best, lol
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I was the last to sugegst, disregard my asnwer!!!!
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keep my spelling though if you find this answer fit the best, lol
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+3
4 mins
Melanie Nassar
United States
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dedicated, prompt, accurate
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
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20
protege
Mr. A. is Mr. B's protege.
In school, this is called teacher's *pet*
But are you sure you want immoral support?
In school, this is called teacher's *pet*
But are you sure you want immoral support?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
2 hrs
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| agree |
Nikos Mastrakoulis
5 hrs
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| agree |
Michael Barnett
: I had entered "teacher's pet" before I noticed your note. I get the impression from the source that Mr. A. is undeserving of the special attention. I think "teacher's pet" could be used even for an adult to add a prejudicial colour.
12 hrs
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+2
8 mins
Mr. B is Mr. A's mentor
Maybe you could turn it round to this. It is more neutral than protege. Depends very much on your context. Mentor is used to describe someone who supports a member of staff and helps him. Nothing to do with "immoral" though
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
2 hrs
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| neutral |
Can Altinbay
: The negative connotation is missing, so I can't favor this choice.
4 hrs
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| agree |
Nikos Mastrakoulis
5 hrs
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+1
1 min
favourite
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Webster's for "favorite" (Am.En):
one that is treated or regarded with special favor or liking; especially : one unusually loved, trusted, or provided with favors by a person of high rank or authority
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Webster's for "favorite" (Am.En):
one that is treated or regarded with special favor or liking; especially : one unusually loved, trusted, or provided with favors by a person of high rank or authority
+5
2 mins
protege
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a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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thanks to everyone who has agreed with my answer.
yep, i was first :-)
the moderators have blocked my 'comment' function without any apparent reason and i still don't have it back.
to armaat: you don't want to know what besmir's spelling looks like on MY computer :-) writing it without those accents is safest :-)
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a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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Note added at 7 hrs 59 mins (2005-12-02 17:39:35 GMT)
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thanks to everyone who has agreed with my answer.
yep, i was first :-)
the moderators have blocked my 'comment' function without any apparent reason and i still don't have it back.
to armaat: you don't want to know what besmir's spelling looks like on MY computer :-) writing it without those accents is safest :-)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
3 hrs
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| agree |
Melanie Nassar
: since you were first :-) Besmir's spelling suggestion is nice, but not really necessary in English.
4 hrs
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| agree |
Nikos Mastrakoulis
5 hrs
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| agree |
Besmir (X)
: oh you were the first! okay, I was wondering who amongst the two of you guys were the first one, since i was very clearly the last.
6 hrs
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| agree |
marybro
11 hrs
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9 hrs
Will Matter
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United States
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English
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Native in: English 
Works in: English, Japanese to English, zzz Other zzz to English, and 3 more.
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32
Sycophant
Here's another word you can use. Usage: "Mr. A is Mr. B's sycophant". HTH.
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"Toady", "flunky", "bootlicker", "yes-man" etc.
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"Toady", "flunky", "bootlicker", "yes-man" etc.
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