bootlick
[ boot-lik ]
/ ˈbutˌlɪk /
verb (used with object)
to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
verb (used without object)
to be a toady.
OTHER WORDS FROM bootlick
boot·lick·er, nounWords nearby bootlick
bootle,
bootleg,
bootleg play,
bootlegged,
bootless,
bootlick,
bootloader,
boots,
boots and all,
boots and saddles,
bootstrap
Example sentences from the Web for bootlicker
Henry, live it like a gentleman and not like an understrapper and bootlicker!
In the Heart of a Fool |William Allen WhiteYou have turned master, haven't you—bootlicker ordering me to stand watch!
The Cruise of the Dry Dock |T. S. Stribling
British Dictionary definitions for bootlicker
bootlick
/ (ˈbuːtˌlɪk) /
verb
informal
to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady