NOUN | person | truckler, apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect |
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Meaning | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect. | |
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Synonyms | apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler | |
Broader | sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser | A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage |
Spanish | fawner, groveler, lameculos, zalamera, zalamero | |
Catalan | adulador, groveler, llepaculs | |
Verbs | truckle | try to gain favor / favor / favor by cringing or flattering |
truckle | yield to out of weakness |
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