toad·eat·er (t d   t r)n. A toady. [Originally, a charlatan's helper who ate (or pretended to eat) poisonous toads so that his employer could display his prowess in expelling the poison.] |
toadeater [ˈtəʊdˌiːtə]
n
a rare word for toady [1]
[originally a mountebank's assistant who would pretend to eat toads (believed to be poisonous), hence a servile flatterer, toady]
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