brown-nosers

A form of brown-noser — One who brown-noses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of brown-noser
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