Meaning of GROVELER
WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect |
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| Synonyms: | | apple polisher, ass-kisser, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, truckler |
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| See Also: | | crawler, lackey, sycophant, toady | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Grov"el*er\, n.
One who grovels; an abject wretch. [Written also
--groveller.]
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| Related Terms: | | apple-polisher, ass-licker, backscratcher, backslapper, bootlick, bootlicker, brownie, brown-nose, clawback, courtier, creature, cringer, dupe, fawner, flatterer, flunky, footlicker, handshaker, helot, instrument, jackal, kowtower, lackey, led captain, lickspit, lickspittle, mealymouth, minion, peon, puppet, serf, slave, spaniel, stooge, suck, sycophant, timeserver, toad, toady, tool, truckler, tufthunter, yes-man |
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