ass-kisser

/ˈæskɪsɚ/

noun

Someone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).

Meanings

nounass-kisser (plural ass-kissers)

plural ass-kissers · alternative ass kisser · alternative asskisser

  1. CanadaUSslangvulgarSomeone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).

    Synonyms: ass-licker, suck-up, sycophant, adulator, apple polisher, arse-kisser, arse-licker, ass-licker

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nouna person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 馬屁精 /马屁精
  • 馬屁精 /马屁精 (mǎpìjīng)someone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
Finnish perseennuolija
  • perseennuolijasomeone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
French lèche-pompes, fayot
  • lèche-pompessomeone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
  • fayotsomeone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
  • suce-boulessomeone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
German Arschkriecher
  • Arschkriechersomeone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
Portuguese puxa-saco
  • puxa-sacosomeone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
Romanian pupincurist, pupincuristă
  • pupincuristsomeone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
  • pupincuristăsomeone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
Russian жополи́з
  • жополи́з (žopolíz)someone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
Swedish rövslickare
  • rövslickaresomeone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
Turkish yalaka
  • yalakasomeone who kisses ass — see also ass-licker, bootlicker
Cite this entry
APA

ass-kisser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ass-kisser

MLA

“ass-kisser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ass-kisser. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ass-kisser,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ass-kisser.

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