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Bootlicker Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
SYCOPHANT which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SYCOPHANT
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "SYCOPHANT" which means:
- noun
- • A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage verb
- • To inform against; hence, to calumniate.
- • To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He surrounded himself with sycophants who were always praising him."
- • "The politician only listened to the sycophants who flattered him."
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