brown-noser



brown-noser

noun One who seeks out the approval, attention, and/or support of others, especially superiors, through abject subservience, flattery, or fawning. Tim is such an obvious brown-noser, always complementing the boss on her ideas and saying yes to anything she suggests.

brown-noser

verb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PaĈJoPAH-chyoEsperanto
Antoniusan-TO:-ni-uws (Ancient Roman), ahn-TO-nee-us (Dutch)Ancient Roman, Dutch
TottieTAHT-eeEnglish
Vano-Georgian
BilboBIL-bo (English)Literature
Kasimirakah-zee-MEE-rahGerman (Archaic)