apple-polisher

noun

Definition of apple-polishernext
as in brownnoser
a person who flatters another in order to get ahead a transparent apple-polisher whose fulsome praise fooled no one

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  1. minion
  2. parasite
  3. fan
  4. toady
  5. sponge
  6. lickspittle
  7. sycophant
  8. slave
Noun
  • The Inflation Reduction Act set the United States on a new green industrial trajectory that even Trump and his minions will have trouble reversing.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • That should give Trump and his minions enough time to solve all the problems of his voters who are struggling.
    Letters to the editor, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of minion
Noun
  • Malaria is caused by parasites transmitted to humans via infected mosquitos.
    Dave Wessner, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Eating prey can be dangerous for cats, especially mice, which can carry disease, parasites and even poison.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of parasite
Noun
  • While attending Christmas Con 2024 in Edison, N.J., on Dec. 15, the actor, 43, took part in a fan Q&A, where he was asked about Freakier Friday.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The sport has entered a twilight zone where Indiana has already qualified for a bowl and Vandy fans are toting a goalpost through downtown Nashville and throwing it into the Cumberland River.
    David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of fan
Noun
  • Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Toby Jones, and Paul Walter Hauser all drop by to add their touches to an underworld majordomo, a dogged BPD Special Ops officer, a political toady and Boston’s single dumbest thug, respectively.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Even meteorologists would face an uncertain future, given that Project 2025 also calls for replacing tens of thousands of federal workers with political toadies beholden only to the White House.
    Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2024
Definition of toady
Noun
  • Plus, as opposed to sponges or loofahs, the surfaces of the hands aren’t prone to breeding microorganisms.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Combine dwell time with tools: After letting products sit, use scrub brushes, microfiber cloths, or sponges to enhance cleaning power.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sponge
Noun
  • Of course, being a junior senator and attaching your name to legislation that has little chance of being enacted—none of those have bills passed—is very different from being Vice-President and chief lickspittle to Trump.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • Such as holding court, choosing your sobriquet, and naming imbecilic lickspittles to our Kingsguard.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 7 July 2024
Definition of lickspittle
Noun
  • Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger, under white powder and red eye shadow like Joker sycophants.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • But that progress will be harder to forge if Trump follows through on his vow to mass fire civil servants and replace them with sycophants.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of sycophant
Noun
  • Forced to convert to Catholicism, the slaves blended the two faiths into a syncretic religion that spread across the island and around the Caribbean.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The book is centered on Jim, the runaway slave who travels the Mississippi river with Huck Finn in search of freedom and the desire to change the trajectory of his family’s story.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of slave
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