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brownnoser

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Synonyms of brownnoser

a person who flatters another in order to get ahead

surrounded himself with brainless brownnosers, so no wonder the company went down the tubes

Synonyms for brownnoser

apple-polisher,
bootlicker,
fawner,
flunky
(also flunkey or flunkie),
lickspittle,
suck-up,
sycophant,
toady

Words Related to brownnoser

yes-man

apparatchik,
company man

hanger-on,
leech,
parasite,
sponge,
sponger

henchman,
lackey,
lapdog,
minion,
running dog,
satellite,
slave,
stooge

admirer,
cultist,
devotee,
enthusiast,
fan,
groveler,
idolater
(or idolator),
worshipper
(or worshiper),
zealot

adherent,
camp follower,
convert,
disciple,
follower,
me-tooer,
partisan
(also partizan),
pupil,
votary

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“Brownnoser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownnoser. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.

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