bootlicker

• Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que age de forma servil ou bajuladora em relação a alguém poderoso, muitas vezes para obter favores ou aprovação, comportando-se como se não tivesse dignidade própria.

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.

   Puxa-saco

   • 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.

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