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Definition of Bootlicker
1. Noun. Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect.
Generic synonyms: Ass-kisser, Crawler, Lackey, Sycophant, Toady
Derivative terms: Bootlick, Fawn, Fawn, Grovel, Grovel, Truckle, Truckle
Definition of Bootlicker
1. Noun. A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bootlicker
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bootlicker
Literary usage of Bootlicker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Teachers College Record by Columbia University. Teachers College (1900)
"bootlicker and sycophant; reniform, kidney-shaped and bean- shaped. State the rule.
From this point of view, what are the qualities of good similes and ..."
2. Orpheus Philologus: Bachofen Versus Mommsen on the Study of Antiquity by Lionel Gossman (1983)
"... whom he had scorned as a "bootlicker of Mommsen" (C 212, 1866), or that he
did not respond with as much enthusiasm to Nietzsche's Inaugural Address on ..."
3. The Woman by Albert Payson Terhune, William Churchill De Mille (1912)
"... and a bootlicker, I'll stay back with the people who keep their self-respect.
You've outlined my position pretty clearly. And I'm going to make my own ..."
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