brown noser

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Noun

brown noser (plural brown nosers)

1. (idiomatic) One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.

Synonyms

• brown-nose
• See also Thesaurus:sycophant

Translations

• French: lèche-bottes, lèche-cul, cireur de pompes, cire-pompes
• German: Arschkriecher, Speichellecker, Schleimer
• Italian: leccaculo
• Portuguese: puxa-saco, lambe-botas
• Russian: подхали́м
• Spanish: pelota, chupamedias, lameculos

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