toadeater

[ tohd-ee-ter ]

noun
  1. a toady.

Origin of toadeater

1
1565–75; toad + eater

Words Nearby toadeater

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British Dictionary definitions for toadeater

toadeater

/ (ˈtəʊdˌiːtə) /


noun
  1. a rare word for toady (def. 1)

Origin of toadeater

1
C17: originally a mountebank's assistant who would pretend to eat toads (believed to be poisonous), hence a servile flatterer, toady

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