bootlicker

[ boot-lik-er ]

noun

1. someone who seeks favor or goodwill in a servile, degraded way; toady:

   He comes across as a facile bootlicker, someone who would do anything like a lapdog to please somebody in the chain of command.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bootlicker¹

boot ¹( def ) + lick ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Henry, live it like a gentleman and not like an understrapper and bootlicker!

From Project Gutenberg

You have turned master, haven't you—bootlicker ordering me to stand watch!

From Project Gutenberg

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