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toady

[ toh-dee ]

/ ˈtoʊ di /

noun, plural toad·ies.

an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.

verb (used with object), toad·ied, toad·y·ing.

to be the toady to.

verb (used without object), toad·ied, toad·y·ing.

to be a toady.

Origin of toady

First recorded in 1680–90; toad + -y²

SYNONYMS FOR toady

1 fawner, yes man, parasite, apple polisher.

OTHER WORDS FROM toady

toad·y·ish, adjective toad·y·ism, noun un·toad·y·ing, adjective

Words nearby toady

toadfish, toadflax, toadshade, toadstone, toadstool, toady, toamasina, toast, toast rack, toaster, toaster oven

Example sentences from the Web for toadies

Presently we followed, leaving the pack of toadies in sad disappointment below.

Richard Carvel, Complete |Winston Churchill
Madam still finds fault with Jack sometimes, but never with Gwen, and the way Gwen toadies her passes belief.

Mollie's Prince |Rosa Nouchette Carey
But when he went to the University, crowds of toadies sprawled over him.

The Book of Snobs |William Makepeace Thackeray
I don't think any of us do much, except Opal, who toadies to her most fearfully.

A Fortunate Term |Angela Brazil

"But I'll mash him, see if I don't," he said to his toadies.

The Wizard of the Sea |Roy Rockwood

British Dictionary definitions for toadies

toady

/ (ˈtəʊdɪ) /

noun plural toadies

a person who flatters and ingratiates himself or herself in a servile way; sycophant

verb toadies, toadying or toadied

to fawn on and flatter (someone)

Derived forms of toady

toadyish, adjective toadyism, noun

Word Origin for toady

C19: shortened from toadeater