apple polisher[noun]Synonyms: sycophant, bootlick, bootlicker, brownnose, brownnoser, clawback, footlicker, groveler, lickspit, lickspittle
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ˈapple ˌpolisher noun [countable] American English spoken someone who tries to gain something, become popular etc by praising or helping someone else without being sincere
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apple polisher n.,
slang A person who is nice to the one in charge in order to be liked or treated better; a person who does favors for a superior.
Jane is an apple polisher. She is always helping the teacher and talking to him. Joe is an apple-polisher. He will do anything for the boss. Compare: EAGER BEAVER, YES-MAN. -
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