Meanings
nounbootlicker (plural bootlickers)
plural bootlickers · alternative boot licker · alternative boot-licker
- derogatoryA person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
- broadlyderogatoryAnyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounsomeone who humbles themself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if they had no self-respect
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bengali খয়ের খাঁ, চামচা
- খয়ের খাঁ (khoẏer khã)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- চামচা (camca)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Chinese Mandarin 馬屁精 /马屁精, 奴才
- 馬屁精 /马屁精 (mǎpìjīng)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- 奴才 (núcái)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Czech patolízal, patolízalka
- patolízalperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- patolízalkaperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Estonian tallalakkuja
- tallalakkujaperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Finnish saappaannuolija
- saappaannuolijaperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
French lèche-bottes
- lèche-bottesperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
German Speichellecker, Speichelleckerin
- Speichelleckerperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- Speichelleckerinperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- Stiefelleckerperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Greek γλύφτης
- γλύφτης (glýftis)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Hindi चमचा
- चमचा (camcā)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Hungarian talpnyaló
- talpnyalóperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Italian ruffiano, leccapiedi
- ruffianoperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- leccapiediperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Korean 아첨꾼
- 아첨꾼 (acheomkkun)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Lithuanian padlaižys, batlaižys
- padlaižysperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- batlaižysperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- pataikūnasperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Malay penjilat
- penjilatperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Norwegian Bokmål spyttslikker
- spyttslikkerperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Polish lizus, wazeliniarz
- lizusperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- wazeliniarzperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Portuguese lambe-botas, puxa-saco
- lambe-botasperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- puxa-sacoperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Russian подхали́м, подхали́мка
- подхали́м (podxalím)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- подхали́мка (podxalímka)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- льстец (lʹstec)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- лизоблю́д (lizobljúd)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- лизоблю́дка (lizobljúdka)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Slovak pätolizač, pätolizačka
- pätolizačperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- pätolizačkaperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Spanish lamebotas, lamehuevos
- lamebotasperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- lamehuevosperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- chupamediaperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- chupamediasperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- lambechorchaperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- huelepedos (Mesoamerica)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- lamebotaperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Swedish rövslickare, smilfink
- rövslickareperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- smilfinkperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Thai ผู้สอพลอ
- ผู้สอพลอ (pûu-sɔ̌ɔ-plɔɔ)person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Turkish dalkavuk, yaltakçı
- dalkavukperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- yaltakçıperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- çanak yalayanperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- göt yalayanperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Vietnamese nịnh, tiểu nhân
- nịnhperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- tiểu nhânperson who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
Cite this entry
APA
bootlicker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootlicker
MLA
“bootlicker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootlicker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bootlicker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootlicker.
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