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bootlicker

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boot·lick  (btlk)
v. boot·licked, boot·lick·ing, boot·licks
v.tr.
To behave toward in a servile or obsequious manner.
v.intr.
To behave in a servile or obsequious manner. See Synonyms at fawn1.
bootlicker n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bootlickerbootlicker - someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
apple polisher, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler
ass-kisser, crawler, sycophant, toady, lackey - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Translations
bootlicker [ˈbuːtlɪkəʳ] N → lameculos m


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Yet, with the exception of calling Dick Vitale ``a bootlicker,'' you've generally bit your tongue in public.
QUESTION & ANSWER: UCLA AND PETER DALIS BIDDING A.D.IEU by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Dalis, who also received criticism when he fired Harrick for lying about a falsified expense report, dismissed the criticisms, calling Vitale ``a bootlicker.
A.D.: AFTER DALIS NEW ERA FOR UCLA IN JUNE, AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TO ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Roll the presses: The two most memorable quotes of the year - UCLA athletic director Pete Dalis calling Dick Vitale a bootlicker and USC assistant coach Dave Miller's rant about the Bruins - both were accompanied by the command: ``And you can print that.
RPI: COULD IT BE INITIALLY IMPORTANT? by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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