no man

noun

Etymology: Middle English no man, naman, non man, nan man, from Old English nān man, from nān no, none + man — more at none

1. : no person : nobody

2. usually no-man \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ [no (II) + man] : a man who is accustomed or inclined to disagree in an independent manner or to decline requests in a firm resolute way

surrounded by a number of no-men to resist me at every point — Sir Winston Churchill

— compare yes-man