toady
noun
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
Example Sentences
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The heads of those places have been fired or have stepped down, sometimes replaced by crypto industry toadies.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
Because that statement on top of his refusal to bring back Kilmer Abrego Garcia has me truly scared of what he and his toadies will do.”
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2025
So how will the "usual suspects", the "softies", the "newbies" and the "toadies" shake down?
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
But for his toadies, the stance is awkward, to say the least.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2024
As for Captain Booth, Madam," writes old Richardson to one of his toadies, "Captain Booth has done his business.
From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 by Various
