bootlicker

English

noun
Definitions
  • A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
  • (by extension) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.

Etymology

Compound from English boot (profit, remedy) + English licker.

Origin

English

licker

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