throne sniffer

noun

A person who is servile to the point of self-degradation.

Meanings

nounthrone sniffer (plural throne sniffers)

plural throne sniffers

  1. derogatoryA person who is servile to the point of self-degradation.

    She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin […]

    2021 September 24, Tom Gogola, “Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss”, in The Nation, retrieved 01 Jun 2022

    Synonyms: ass kisser, bootlicker

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who is servile to the point of self-degradation.

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