apple polisher


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apple polisher

n
informal a sycophant; toady
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.apple polisher - someone who humbles himself as a sign of respectapple polisher - someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler
crawler, sycophant, toady, lackey - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
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