'apple polisher' definitions:
Definition of 'apple polisher'
From: WordNet
noun
Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler, truckler]
Synonyms of 'apple polisher'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ass-licker,
- backscratcher,
- backslapper,
- bootlick,
- bootlicker,
- brown-nose,
- brownie,
- clawback,
- courtier,
- creature,
- cringer,
- dupe,
- fawner,
- flatterer,
- flunky,
- footlicker,
- groveler,
- 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