Bootlick

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bootlick
    v 1: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always
         kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {toady}, {truckle},
         {bootlick}, {kowtow}, {kotow}, {suck up}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bootlick \Boot"lick`\, n.
   A toady; a bootlicker. [Low, U. S.] --Bartlett.
   [1913 Webster]

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