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bootlicker

/ˈbuːtlɪkə(r)/noun

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चापलूस, चमचा, जी-हुज़ूरिया

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] informal, disapproving

    a person who tries to win the favour of somebody in authority by praising and obeying them too much

    चापलूस, चमचा, जी-हुज़ूरिया

    • The manager surrounded himself with bootlickers.
    • He refused to be a bootlicker to get promoted.

    Synonyms sycophant toady flatterer crawler yes-man

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bootlicking noun
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Synonyms

sycophant toady flatterer crawler yes-man

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A person who flatters powerful people in order to win their favour is a sycophant.

शक्तिशाली लोगों का अनुग्रह पाने के लिए उनकी चापलूसी करने वाला व्यक्ति sycophant कहलाता है।