Bootlicker

/ˈbuːtlɪkɚ/

Synonyms for "bootlicker" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(4 words)

sycophantapple polisherass-licker backslappers

apple-polisher ass-licker backscratcher backslapper bootlickbrown nosebrown-nose brownie clawback courtier

Strong matches (21)

creature cringer dupefaithful servantfawner flatterer flunky follower footlicker groveler handshaker helot inferior

Noun(8 words)

doormat fawner flatterer flatterersfor moregroveler grovelers groveller

Related words (34)

instrument jackal kowtower lackeyled captainlickspit lickspittle mealymouth menial minion peon puppet serf slave snob spaniel stooge suck sycophant timeserver

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toad toadeater toady tool truckler tufthunteryes manyes-man

Noun(6 words)

lickspittleservile flatterersycophants toady truckler yes-man

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

ass-kisser crawler lackey personsocial typesycophant toady

More specific

3 entries

brown-noser kiss-up yes-man

Collocations

6 entries

bootlicker behaviorbootlicking culturecampus bootlickercorporate bootlickeroffice bootlickerpolitical bootlicker

Inflections

1 entries

bootlickers

Derivations

2 entries

bootlick bootlicking

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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He's a bootlicker.

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I never knew Tom was such a craven bootlicker.

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In short, he's a bootlicker.

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Don't be a bootlicker.

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