Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word
Antonyms for bootlicker
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : boot-lik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbutˌlɪk |
Definition of bootlicker
- As in minion : noun sycophant
- As in parasite : noun something that exists by taking from or depending on another
- As in sycophant : noun person who caters to another
- As in toady : noun sycophant
- As in yes-person : noun sycophant
- As in apple polisher : noun yes person
- As in brownnoser : noun sycophant, toady
- As in yes man : noun someone following orders without question
- As in apple-polisher : noun sycophant
- As in flatterer : noun complimenter
- As in follower : noun person who believes or has great interest
- You have turned master, haven't you—bootlicker ordering me to stand watch!
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- Henry, live it like a gentleman and not like an understrapper and bootlicker!
- Extract from : « In the Heart of a Fool » by William Allen White
Synonyms for bootlicker
- addict
- adherent
- admirer
- adulator
- advocate
- apostle
- apple polisher
- apple-polisher
- ass-kisser
- assenter
- attendant
- backer
- backscratcher
- backslapper
- barnacle
- believer
- bloodsucker
- booster
- bootlicker
- brownnose
- brownnoser
- buff
- cajoler
- camp follower
- charmer
- client
- cohort
- companion
- convert
- copycat
- deadbeat
- dependent
- devotee
- disciple
- doormat
- doter
- fan
- fancier
- fawner
- flatterer
- flunkey
- flunky
- follower
- freak
- freeloader
- groupie
- groveler
- habitué
- handshaker
- hanger-on
- helper
- idler
- imitator
- kiss-ass
- kiss-up
- kowtower
- lackey
- leech
- lickspittle
- member
- minion
- parasite
- participant
- partisan
- patron
- pawn
- politician
- promoter
- proselyte
- protégé
- puffer
- pupil
- puppet
- representative
- satellite
- scrounger
- sectary
- servant
- sheep
- sidekick
- slave
- sponge
- stooge
- subordinate
- sucker
- supporter
- sweet talker
- sycophant
- taker
- teacher's pet
- toady
- truckler
- underling
- vassal
- votary
- worshiper
- yes man
- yes woman
- yes-man
- yes-man/woman
- yes-person
- zealot
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019