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brown_noser

brown noser

See also: brownnoser and brown-noser

English

Alternative forms

Noun

brown noser ‎(plural brown nosers)

(idiomatic) One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.

Synonyms

brown-nose
See also Wikisaurus:sycophant

Translations

one who brownnoses

Chinese:

Cantonese: 擦鞋仔 ‎(caat³ haai⁴ zai²)

Mandarin: 巴兒狗 (zh), 巴儿狗 (zh) ‎(bārgǒu), 擦鞋仔 ‎(cāxiézǐ)
Dutch: kontkusser
Finnish: ruskeakielinen
French: lèche-bottes (fr), lèche-cul (fr), cireur de pompes m, cire-pompes (fr) m, f
German: Arschkriecher m, Speichellecker (de) m, Schleimer (de) m
Greek: κωλογλείφτης (el) m ‎(kologleíftis), σφουγγοκωλάριος (el) m ‎(sfoungokolários)

Italian: leccaculo (it) m
Japanese: ゴマする ‎(gomasuru)
Polish: wdupowłaz m
Portuguese: puxa-saco (pt) m, f, lambe-botas (pt) m, f
Russian: подхали́м (ru) m ‎(podxalím), лизоблю́д (ru) m ‎(lizobljúd), жополи́з (ru) m ‎(žopolíz)
Serbo-Croatian: dupelizac (sh), uvlakač
Spanish: pelota (es) m, f, lameculos (es) m, f