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: --
He was described as a professional “boot-licker” and “tool-bag-carrier” of the ruling class.
It's too easy for the crooked company chiefs and their bootlickers to gain access to money through unscrupulous ways.
He angrily described his country's government as "the bootlickers of Washington".
The crisis created fear and anger in almost everyone save for the royal bootlickers and hangers-on.
I knew you were silly but I never thought you were a snob and a bootlicker.