toadeater

[ tohd-ee-ter ]
/ ˈtoʊdˌi tər /

noun

a toady.

Origin of toadeater

1565–75; toad + eater

British Dictionary definitions for toadeater

toadeater
/ (ˈtəʊdˌiːtə) /

noun

a rare word for toady (def. 1)

Word Origin for toadeater

C17: originally a mountebank's assistant who would pretend to eat toads (believed to be poisonous), hence a servile flatterer, toady