Bootlicker: meaning, definitions and examples
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bootlicker
[ หbuหtหlษชkษr ]
person
A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage or favor. Bootlickers often lack integrity and self-respect.
Synonyms
brownnoser, flatterer, sycophant, toady
Examples of usage
- He was known as the boss's bootlicker, always agreeing with everything the boss said.
- The politician was surrounded by bootlickers who constantly praised him in hopes of gaining favors.
Translations
Translations of the word "bootlicker" in other languages:
๐ต๐น bajulador
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคพเคชเคฒเฅเคธ
๐ฉ๐ช Speichellecker
๐ฎ๐ฉ penjilat
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะดะปะฐะฑัะทะฝะธะบ
๐ต๐ฑ lizus
๐ฏ๐ต ใในใฃใไฝฟใ
๐ซ๐ท lรจche-bottes
๐ช๐ธ adulador
๐น๐ท yalaka
๐ฐ๐ท ์์ฒจ๊พผ
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุชู ูู
๐จ๐ฟ podlรฉzaฤ
๐ธ๐ฐ podlizovaฤ
๐จ๐ณ ้ฉฌๅฑ็ฒพ
๐ธ๐ฎ lizun
๐ฎ๐ธ sleikja
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะฐาัะผะฟะฐะท
๐ฌ๐ช แคแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ yalaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ adulador
Word origin
The term 'bootlicker' originated in the late 18th century, combining 'boot' (referring to a person's footwear) and 'licker' (indicating one who licks). It was originally used to describe a servant or subordinate who would lick the boots of their superior as a sign of submission and servitude. Over time, the term evolved to describe someone who fawns over or flatters those in power in a servile or sycophantic manner.
See also: boot, booties, bootleg, bootlegger, boots, booty, freebooter, reboot.