Bootlicker - English meaning

noun

An offensive word for a person who tries to get something for themselves by being extremely pleasant to other people in a way that is not sincere

verb

To try too hard to please someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in a way that other people find unpleasant

Usage examples:

The rest of the class were sick of watching him brown-nose.

noun

A thing that crawls or moves at a slow pace, especially an insect.

Usage examples:

The light bulb was a magnet for moths and many-legged crawlers

verb

Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

Usage examples:

He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise

noun

A detestable person.

Usage examples:

I thought he was a nasty little creep

verb

Move slowly

noun

A mat placed in a doorway, on which people can wipe their shoes on entering a building.

Usage examples:

The group is looking at manufacturing doormats and shoe soles out of recycled footwear.

noun

A piece of usually rough material outside a door to a house or apartment where people can clean their shoes before entering

noun

A person who gives a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection.

Usage examples:

Powerful people are always surrounded by fawners

noun

A person who lavishes praise, often insincerely; a sycophant.

Usage examples:

He is not allowing flatterers to deceive him

noun

A person who behaves obsequiously to those in power.

Usage examples:

He is a lickspittle for the establishment

noun

A person who praises and tries to please people in authority, usually in order to get some advantage from them

Usage examples:

He is a lickspittle who fawns before his aristocratic employers.

noun

A dog of a breed with a long silky coat and drooping ears.

Usage examples:

In the middle ages, a type of spaniel was bred, the ancestor of some of our modern spaniels, that w…

noun

A type of dog of small or medium size with soft hair and long ears that hang down

phrasal verb

To try to win the approval and good opinion of someone in authority

Usage examples:

She’s always sucking up to the boss, telling him how wonderful he is.

noun

A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.

Usage examples:

Because he is high-ranking, he's surrounded by sycophants

noun

Someone who praises powerful or rich people in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them

Usage examples:

The prime minister is surrounded by sycophants.

noun

A person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.

Usage examples:

He calls it a ‘parasite’, which she learned in school is usually defined as a hanger-on, a toady, a…

verb

Act in an obsequious way.

Usage examples:

She imagined him toadying to his rich clients

noun

A person who praises and is artificially pleasant to people in authority, usually in order to get some advantage from them

Usage examples:

Everywhere he goes he is surrounded by an entourage of toadies., shostakovich was often seen as a p…