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apple-polisher
ap·ple-pol·ish·ing (ăp′əl-pŏl′ĭ-shĭng)n. Informal The seeking of favor through flattery; obsequiousness.
ap′ple-pol′ish·ing adj.ap′ple-pol′ish·er n.Thesaurusapple-polishernounInformal. One who flatters another excessively:adulator, courtier, flatterer, sycophant, toady.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
Synonyms for apple-polishernoun one who flatters another excessivelySynonyms- adulator
- courtier
- flatterer
- sycophant
- toady
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