toad-eater

  • 11toady — noun (plural toadies) 1》 a person who behaves obsequiously towards others. 2》 Australian term for pufferfish. verb (toadies, toadying, toadied) act obsequiously. Derivatives toadyish adjective toadyism no …

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  • 12flatterer — n. Sycophant, fawner, parasite, wheedler, toady, flunky, spaniel, lick spittle, pick thank, toad eater …

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  • 13parasite — n. Sycophant, flatterer, toady, fawner, wheedler, flunky, spaniel, pick thank, toad eater, time server, hanger on, trencher friend …

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  • 14sycophant — n. Parasite, fawner, toady, wheedler, flunky, spaniel, lick spittle, pick thank, toad eater, time server, hanger on, mean flatterer …

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  • 15tuft-hunter — n. Hanger on (to noblemen and persons of quality), sycophant, parasite, flatterer, lick spittle, fawner, spaniel, toad eater …

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  • 16wheedler — n. 1. Flatterer, coaxer. 2. Sycophant, parasite, fawner, toady, flunky, spaniel, lick spittle, pick thank, toad eater, time server, hanger on, mean flatterer …

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  • 17toady — ► NOUN (pl. toadies) ▪ a person who behaves obsequiously towards others. ► VERB (toadies, toadied) ▪ act obsequiously. ORIGIN said to be from toad eater, a charlatan s assistant who ate toads (regarded as poisonous) as a demonstration of the… …

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  • 18toady — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) a sycophant; an obsequious hanger on. v.tr. & (foll. by to) intr. ( ies, ied) behave servilely to; fawn upon. Derivatives: toadyish adj. toadyism n. Etymology: contr. of toad eater, a charlatan s attendant who ate toads… …

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  • 19toadeater — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. archaic : a mountebank s assistant who eats or pretends to eat supposedly poisonous toads to permit his boss to show his skill in expelling the poison 2. a. : a fawning obsequious parasite : toady b. : a servile dependent …

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