"bootlicker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bootlickers [plural]
Etymology: From boot + licker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boot|licker}} boot + licker Head templates: {{en-noun}} bootlicker (plural bootlickers)
  1. (derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People, Personality Translations (person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner): քծնող (kʻcnoġ) (Armenian), շողոքորթ (šoġokʻortʻ) (Armenian), պնակալեզ (pnakalez) (Armenian), yaltaq (Azerbaijani), খয়ের খাঁ (khoẏer khã) (Bengali), চামচা (camca) (Bengali), 拍馬屁者 /拍马屁者 (pāimǎpì zhě) (Chinese Mandarin), 奴才 (núcái) (Chinese Mandarin), patolízal [masculine] (Czech), patolízalka [feminine] (Czech), saappaannuolija (Finnish), lèche-bottes [feminine, masculine] (French), Speichellecker [masculine] (German), Speichelleckerin [feminine] (German), Stiefellecker [masculine] (German), γλύφτης (glýftis) [masculine] (Greek), चमचा (camcā) [masculine] (Hindi), talpnyaló (Hungarian), ruffiano [masculine] (Italian), leccapiedi (Italian), жарбақ (jarbaq) (Kazakh), 아첨꾼 (acheomkkun) (Korean), padlaižys [masculine] (Lithuanian), batlaižys [masculine] (Lithuanian), pataikūnas [masculine] (Lithuanian), penjilat (Malay), spyttslikker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), spyttslikkar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lizus [masculine] (Polish), wazeliniarz [masculine] (Polish), puxa-saco [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), подхали́м (podxalím) [masculine] (Russian), подхали́мка (podxalímka) [feminine] (Russian), льстец (lʹstec) [masculine] (Russian), лизоблю́д (lizobljúd) [masculine] (Russian), лизоблю́дка (lizobljúdka) [feminine] (Russian), pätolizač [masculine] (Slovak), pätolizačka [feminine] (Slovak), zalamero [masculine] (Spanish), zalamera [feminine] (Spanish), lamebotas [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), lameculos [feminine, masculine, vulgar] (Spanish), lamehuevos [Mexico, feminine, masculine] (Spanish), chupamedia(s) (english: River Plate) [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), arrastrado [Cuba, El-Salvador, Mexico, Venezuela, masculine] (Spanish), lambeculo(s) [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), lambechorcha [El-Salvador, feminine, masculine] (Spanish), huelepedos (Mesoamerica) [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), rövslickare [common-gender] (Swedish), smilfink [common-gender] (Swedish), ผู้สอพลอ (pûu-sɔ̌ɔ-plɔɔ) (Thai), dalkavuk (Turkish), yaltakçı (Turkish), çanak yalayan (Turkish), göt yalayan (Turkish), nịnh (Vietnamese), tiểu nhân (Vietnamese)
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  2. (by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism. Tags: broadly, derogatory Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bootlicker-en-noun-9N1N3QCl Disambiguation of People: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ass-licker, for more, sycophant, boot licker, boot-licker Derived forms: Bushlicker Related terms: bootlick, wannabe

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
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            "common-gender"
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          "roman": "pûu-sɔ̌ɔ-plɔɔ",
          "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
          "word": "ผู้สอพลอ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
          "word": "dalkavuk"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
          "word": "yaltakçı"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
          "word": "çanak yalayan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
          "word": "göt yalayan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
          "word": "nịnh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
          "word": "tiểu nhân"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "for more"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boot licker"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boot-licker"
    }
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}
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    "Terms with Bengali translations",
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    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Kazakh translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Malay translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Slovak translations",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "kʻcnoġ",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "քծնող"
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      "word": "պնակալեզ"
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      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "yaltaq"
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      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
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    },
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "camca",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "চামচা"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "pāimǎpì zhě",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "拍馬屁者 /拍马屁者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "núcái",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "奴才"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "patolízal"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "patolízalka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "saappaannuolija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lèche-bottes"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Speichellecker"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Speichelleckerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stiefellecker"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "glýftis",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γλύφτης"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "camcā",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "चमचा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "talpnyaló"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ruffiano"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "leccapiedi"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jarbaq",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "жарбақ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "acheomkkun",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "아첨꾼"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "padlaižys"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "batlaižys"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "pataikūnas"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "penjilat"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spyttslikker"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spyttslikkar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wazeliniarz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "puxa-saco"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podxalím",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "подхали́м"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podxalímka",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подхали́мка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lʹstec",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "льстец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lizobljúd",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лизоблю́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lizobljúdka",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лизоблю́дка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pätolizač"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pätolizačka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zalamero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zalamera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lamebotas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "lameculos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lamehuevos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "River Plate",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chupamedia(s)"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "Cuba",
        "El-Salvador",
        "Mexico",
        "Venezuela",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arrastrado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lambeculo(s)"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "El-Salvador",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lambechorcha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "huelepedos (Mesoamerica)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rövslickare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "smilfink"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pûu-sɔ̌ɔ-plɔɔ",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "ผู้สอพลอ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "dalkavuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "yaltakçı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "çanak yalayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "göt yalayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "nịnh"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner",
      "word": "tiểu nhân"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bootlicker"
}

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