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bootlicker

[ boot-lik-er ]
/ ˈbutˌlɪk ər /
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noun
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.
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Origin of bootlicker

boot1 + lick + -er1

Words nearby bootlicker

bootlegged, bootlegger, bootleg play, bootless, bootlick, bootlicker, bootloader, boot money, boot out, boots, boots and all
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Words related to bootlicker

adulator, adherent, admirer, advocate, backer, believer, client, devotee, disciple, fan, member, participant, patron, supporter, worshiper, groupie, lackey, booster, charmer, fawner

How to use bootlicker in a sentence

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

    In the Heart of a Fool|William Allen White

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

    The Cruise of the Dry Dock|T. S. Stribling
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