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bootlicker

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bootlicker

a person who flatters another in order to get ahead

She's such a bootlicker that I don't take any of her compliments seriously.

Synonyms of bootlicker

fawner, flunky (also flunkey), sycophant, toady

Words Related to bootlicker

hanger-on, leech, parasite, sponge, sponger

henchman, lackey, minion, stooge

groveler, idolater (or idolator), worshipper (or worshiper), zealot

adherent, convert, disciple, follower, partisan (also partizan), pupil, votary

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