noun
- plural of salaryman; Japanese white-collar workers, typically male office employees who work long hours for large corporations
Usage: Japanese business culture term
Examples
- The salarymen rushed to catch the last train home after another late night at the office.
- Many salarymen in Tokyo work over sixty hours per week.
- The restaurant was filled with salarymen having their lunch break.
- Japanese salarymen often socialize with colleagues after work.
- The company culture expects salarymen to show complete loyalty to their employer.
- Salarymen typically wear dark business suits and carry briefcases.