toady

English Thesaurus

1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage (noun.person)

hypernym	:	adulator, flatterer,
definition	:	a person who uses flattery (noun.person)

hyponym	:	apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler,
definition	:	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect (noun.person)

hyponym	:	goody-goody,
definition	:	a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior (noun.person)

2. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	blandish, flatter,
definition	:	praise somewhat dishonestly (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour,
definition	:	seek favor by fawning or flattery (verb.communication)

3. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage (noun.person)

derivation	:	sycophancy,
definition	:	fawning obsequiousness (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle,
definition	:	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cower, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel,
definition	:	show submission or fear (verb.motion)

derivation	:	bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish,
definition	:	attempting to win favor by flattery (adj.all)

derivation	:	bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish,
definition	:	attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery (adj.all)

4. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)

derivation	:	truckling,
definition	:	the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) (noun.act)

derivation	:	kotow, kowtow,
definition	:	a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication)

derivation	:	apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler,
definition	:	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect (noun.person)

derivation	:	ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant, toady,
definition	:	a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage (noun.person)

5. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage (noun.person)

derivation	:	sycophancy,
definition	:	fawning obsequiousness (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle,
definition	:	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cower, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel,
definition	:	show submission or fear (verb.motion)

derivation	:	bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish,
definition	:	attempting to win favor by flattery (adj.all)

derivation	:	bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish,
definition	:	attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery (adj.all)

6. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)

derivation	:	truckling,
definition	:	the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) (noun.act)

derivation	:	kotow, kowtow,
definition	:	a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication)

derivation	:	apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler,
definition	:	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect (noun.person)

derivation	:	ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant, toady,
definition	:	a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage (noun.person)