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apple polisher
apple polisher n informal a sycophant; toady ThesaurusNoun | 1. | apple polisher - someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respectbootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, trucklerass-kisser, crawler, sycophant, toady, lackey - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage |
apple polisher
apple polisherA flatterer. (Apples are a typical gift for teachers.) That kid is always quick to help the teacher with any little thing—what an apple polisher!See also: apple, polisherapple-polisherFig. a flatterer. Doesn't that wimpy apple-polisher know how stupid he looks? Everybody at my office seems to be an apple-polisher but me.apple-polisher n. a flatterer. Everybody at the office seems to be an apple-polisher but me. apple polisher Related to apple polisher: obsequiouslySynonyms for apple polishernoun someone who humbles himself as a sign of respectSynonyms- bootlicker
- fawner
- groveler
- groveller
- truckler
Related Words- ass-kisser
- crawler
- sycophant
- toady
- lackey
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