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bootlicker

/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ər/

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noun

/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ər/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который ведёт себя подобострастно или покорно по отношению к кому-то, обладающему властью, часто с целью получить расположение или одобрение, и который действует так, будто лишён чувства собственного достоинства.

A noun referring to a person who behaves obsequiously or submissively towards someone in authority, often to gain favor or approval, and who acts as if lacking self-respect.

  1. Servile flattererC1informal

    A person who behaves obsequiously or flatters someone in authority in order to gain favor or advantage.

    ruПодлиза

    • The manager's assistant is a notorious bootlicker, always agreeing with everything he says.
    • He was called a bootlicker for constantly praising the boss in meetings.
    • She despises bootlickers who try to get ahead by flattery rather than hard work.

    Synonymsapple polisherass-kisserfawnerflatterergrovelerlackeysycophanttoadytruckleryes-man

    Antonymsdissidenthereticiconoclastindependentinsurgentmaverickmutineernonconformistrebelskeptic

Forms
  • bootlickers plural form
  • bootlickers' possessive plural form
  • bootlicker's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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