toadeater

toad·eat·er

T0242500 (tōd′ē′tər)n. A toady.

[Originally, a charlatan's helper who ate (or pretended to eat) poisonous toads so that his employer could display his prowess in expelling the poison.]

toadeater

(ˈtəʊdˌiːtə) n a rare word for toady¹[C17: originally a mountebank's assistant who would pretend to eat toads (believed to be poisonous), hence a servile flatterer, toady]

toad•y

(ˈtoʊ di)

n., pl. toad•ies, n. 1. an obsequious flatterer; sycophant. v.i. 2. to be a toady. [1820–30; toad (eater) + -y²] toad′y•ish, adj. toad′y•ism, n.

单词	toadeater
释义	toadeater toad·eat·er T0242500 (tōd′ē′tər)n. A toady. [Originally, a charlatan's helper who ate (or pretended to eat) poisonous toads so that his employer could display his prowess in expelling the poison.] toadeater (ˈtəʊdˌiːtə) n a rare word for toady¹[C17: originally a mountebank's assistant who would pretend to eat toads (believed to be poisonous), hence a servile flatterer, toady] toad•y (ˈtoʊ di) n., pl. toad•ies, n. 1. an obsequious flatterer; sycophant. v.i. 2. to be a toady. [1820–30; toad (eater) + -y²] toad′y•ish, adj. toad′y•ism, n. ThesaurusSeetoady
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