bootlicker
/ˈbuːtlɪkə/US/ˈbuːtlɪkɚ/
bootlicker noun: a person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
Noun
bootlicker (plural bootlickers)
- A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
- Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
bootlicker meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
bootlicker in Hindi
- person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- चमचा camcā
bootlicker in Tamil
- காரியத்திற்காகக் கெஞ்சி நடக்கும் இழிஞன்
bootlicker in Bengali
- person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner
- খয়ের খাঁ khoẏer khã, চামচা camca
bootlicker in Malayalam
- sycophant, toady, fawner
- ചെരുപ്പുനക്കി, സ്തുതിപാഠകൻ, സ്തോതാവ്, അർത്ഥികൻ, വെെതാളികൻ, വർണ്ണവാദി
More languagesFewer languages
- bootlicker in Malay
- penjilat
- bootlicker in Thai
- ผู้สอพลอ pûu-sɔ̌ɔ-plɔɔ
- bootlicker in Vietnamese
- nịnh, tiểu nhân
Synonyms of bootlicker
- ass-licker
- for more
- sycophant
- ass-kisser
- buttlicker
Forms of bootlicker
| plural | bootlickers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | boot licker |
| alternative form | boot-licker |
Origin of bootlicker
From boot + licker.
Words formed from bootlicker
Questions about bootlicker
- What does bootlicker mean?
- Bootlicker means a person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
- What is bootlicker in Hindi?
- Bootlicker in Hindi is चमचा (camcā). See Bootlicker meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bootlicker?
- Bootlicker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bootlicker?
- Bootlicker is pronounced /ˈbuːtlɪkə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bootlicker?
- The plural of bootlicker is bootlickers.
Words near bootlicker in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bootlicker (page history and authors); bootlicker (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bootlicker (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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