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Synonyms of apple-polisher
a person who flatters another in order to get ahead
- a transparent apple-polisher whose fulsome praise fooled no one
Synonyms for apple-polisher
- bootlicker,
- brownnoser,
- fawner,
- flunky
- (also flunkey or flunkie),
- lickspittle,
- suck-up,
- sycophant,
- toady
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“Apple-polisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apple-polisher. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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