A fork of Rural Dictionary
A tool; a sheep; one who blindly follows trends and majority rule on account of being too stupid and/or insecure to think for themselves and express their own views.
Chris actually had no problem at all with classic literature, but because he was a complete milquetoast automaton, he laughed along anyway with his Sigma Chi brothers at the guy reading Candide at the neighboring table in the library.
A person who follows instructions blindly and to the letter never exercising judgement or common sense. This is most commonly seen in bouncers, security guards and door men.
Mark: That damn Mindless Automaton just took my Crisps and Iron Bru
Simon: You wanna say that to his face?
Mark: I would, but he'd probably think it was a complement