Meanings
noungroveler (plural grovelers)
plural grovelers · alternative groveller
- USA person who grovels.
Synonyms: adulator, apple polisher, arse-kisser, arse-licker, ass-kisser, ass-licker, bootlick, bootlicker
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who grovels.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone who humbles themself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if they had no self-respect
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian подлизурко
- подлизурко (podlizurko)a person who grovels
Spanish arrastrado
- arrastradoa person who grovels
Cite this entry
APA
groveler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groveler
MLA
“groveler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groveler. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groveler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groveler.
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