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bootlicker

noun

/ˈbuːtlɪkə/UK/ˈbuːtlɪkɚ/US

Etymology

From boot + licker.

inherited from likkere
compounded as bootlicker — “boot + licker”

Definitions

A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.

The neighborhood

synonymass-licker
synonymfor more
synonymsycophant
neighborbootlick
neighborwannabe

Derived

botlicker, Bushlicker

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA