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Sheep (Noun)

A timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon.

Nouns denoting people.

Woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat.

Nouns denoting animals.

A docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep".

Nouns denoting people.

He's a bit of a sheep and will always follow the crowd rather than taking a stand.
She was accused of being a sheep by her peers for blindly accepting everything her parents told her.
His classmates regarded him as a sheep because he would do whatever the teacher asked without questioning.
Her employees thought she was a sheep because she rarely voiced her opinions and simply agreed with her superiors.
In a room full of outspoken colleagues, he was a sheep, quietly listening but rarely contributing to discussions.