toadeater — [tōdēt΄ər] n. TOADY … English World dictionary
toadeater — noun Date: circa 1572 archaic toady … New Collegiate Dictionary
toadeater — /tohd ee teuhr/, n. a toady. [1565 75; TOAD + EATER] * * * … Universalium
toadeater — toad•eat•er [[t]ˈtoʊdˌi tər[/t]] n. archaic toady … From formal English to slang
toadeater — 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 … Useful english dictionary
Toadies — Toady Toad y, n.; pl. {Toadies}. [Shortened from toadeater.] 1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant. [1913 Webster] Before I had been standing at the window five minutes, they somehow conveyed to me that they were all toadies and humbugs.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toady — Toad y, n.; pl. {Toadies}. [Shortened from toadeater.] 1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant. [1913 Webster] Before I had been standing at the window five minutes, they somehow conveyed to me that they were all toadies and humbugs.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toady — toad·y (tō’dē) n. pl. toad·ies ▸ A person who flatters or defers to others for self serving reasons; a sycophant. tr. & intr.v. toad·ied, toad·y·ing, toad·ies ▸ To be a toady to or behave like a toady. See Synonyms at FAWN(Cf. ↑fawn)1 … Word Histories
toady — I. noun (plural toadies) Etymology: by shortening & alteration from toadeater Date: 1826 one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors ; sycophant Synonyms: see parasite II. intransitive verb (toadied; toadying) … New Collegiate Dictionary
bootlicker — Synonyms and related words: apple polisher, ass licker, backscratcher, backslapper, bootlick, brown nose, brownie, clawback, courtier, creature, cringer, dupe, fawner, flatterer, flunky, footlicker, groveler, handshaker, helot, instrument, jackal … Moby Thesaurus
