(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
bootlicker
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bootlicker.
Editorial note
If you're defending google then you're just a corporate bootlicker who means nothing.
Quick take
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bootlicker gathered in one view.
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bootlicker.
noun
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
See also: fawner, truckler, ass-kisser, groveller, apple-polisher
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
See also: fawner, truckler, ass-kisser, groveller, apple-polisher
Example sentences
If you're defending google then you're just a corporate bootlicker who means nothing.
And being on the wrong side ofbthe current US admin is quite the net positive to the non-bootlicker class.
You have to be a real bootlicker to get ahead in a place like that.
You're being downvoted because you're being wilfully obtuse, not because you're a bootlicker.
He's power tripping the whole time after she hints that she's not pleased, and you're greenlighting his power trip because she wasn't a bootlicker.
Or the bootlicker olympics for those who want everyone else to ignore the constant lies because they think bigger, more powerful government is utopian.
I severely doubt you’re just a bored billionaire, which leaves only the option of a bootlicker.
Pointing out your Russell conjugation does not make one a bootlicker.
Sorry, you must be mistaking me with some other bootlicker.
But nice job trying to paint me as a cowed bootlicker because I pointed out you were either unaware of or wilfully disregarding them.
You're not some corpo bootlicker, now, are you?
Kindly piss off, megacorp bootlicker Stephen Schenck.
Quote examples
Being this much of a bootlicker for mega corps under the guise of "law abiding" is dumb.
Replying to someone talking about keywords with a list of something that's not keywords, then retreating to "you are an Apple bootlicker" when someone points that out, is not a good look.
I on the other hand happen to be a "bootlicker", while their opinion seems to be that it's ok to interfere with police work, and that the person that got shot did nothing wrong..
Otherwise I'm just a "corporate bootlicker who doesn't know anything" or "privileged male(?) with typical survivorship bias"-- I gotta get that out of the way first, this is my learned behaviour.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bootlicker in a sentence?
If you're defending google then you're just a corporate bootlicker who means nothing.
What does bootlicker mean?
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
What part of speech is bootlicker?
bootlicker is commonly used as noun.