English Explanatory Dictionary

apple polisher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sycophant; a toady.

Word forms

apple polisher apple polishers

Etymology

In reference to the idea of an obsequious child bringing apples to the class teacher.

Synonyms

adulator apple polisher arse-kisser arse-licker ass-kisser ass-licker bootlick bootlicker buttkisser buttlicker brownnose brown noser clawback dickrider doormat flatterer flunkey groveler groveller hanger-on kiss-ass lackey lickspittle lick-platter lickpot minion people pleaser pickthank schmoozer simp suck up sycophant throne sniffer toadeater toady white knight

Related words

apple-polish
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