Bootlicker: meaning, definitions and examples

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bootlicker

 

[ หˆbuหtหŒlษชkษ™r ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น bajulador

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคšเคพเคชเคฒเฅ‚เคธ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Speichellecker

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ penjilat

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั–ะดะปะฐะฑัƒะทะฝะธะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ lizus

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใŠในใฃใ‹ไฝฟใ„

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท lรจche-bottes

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ adulador

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท yalaka

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์•„์ฒจ๊พผ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุชู…ู„ู‚

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ podlรฉzaฤ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ podlizovaฤ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้ฉฌๅฑ็ฒพ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ lizun

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ sleikja

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะฐา“ั‹ะผะฟะฐะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒคแƒšแƒ˜แƒ“แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ yalaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ 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.