0 someone who praises or is extremely polite to a more powerful or rich person in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get an advantage for themselves:
I knew you were silly but I never thought you were a snob and a bootlicker.
The crisis created fear and anger in almost everyone save for the royal bootlickers and hangers-on.
He angrily described his country's government as "the bootlickers of Washington".
It's too easy for the crooked company chiefs and their bootlickers to gain access to money through unscrupulous ways.
He was described as a professional “boot-licker” and “tool-bag-carrier” of the ruling class.
