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  1. 1. n. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A coarse, rustic woman. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To fawn upon with mean sycophancy. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant. Before I had been standing at the window five minutes, they somehow conveyed to me that they were all toadies and humbugs. Dickens. 2. A coarse, rustic woman. [R.] Sir W. Scott. To fawn upon with mean sycophancy. Source: webster
  7. 7. v:31/n:69 n a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage v try to gain favor by cringing or flattering Source: ecdict

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