Synonyms

apple polisher

British

noun

informal a sycophant; toady

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apple polisher Idioms

see polish the apple.

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apple polisher

Jimmy Fallon is nothing more than a garden variety apple polisher -- his generation's Jay Leno.

From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2016

Among Beck’s qualities: he’s young, malleable, fleet, accurate, gung ho, and an apple polisher.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2011

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