brown noser

See also: brownnoser and brown-noser

English

Alternative forms

• brown-noser
• brownnoser

Etymology

A metaphorical image: when kissing the buttocks of another person, one's nose is liable to be covered in brown feces.

Pronunciation

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Noun

brown noser (plural brown nosers)

1. (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 Thesaurus:sycophant

Translations

one who brownnoses

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 擦鞋仔 (caat³ haai⁴ zai²)

  Mandarin: 巴兒狗 (zh), 巴儿狗 (zh) (bārgǒu)

• Dutch: kontkusser
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: ruskeakielinen
• French: lèche-bottes (fr), lèche-cul (fr), cireur de pompes m, cire-pompes (fr) m or f
• German: Arschkriecher (de) m, Speichellecker (de) m, Schleimer (de) m
• Greek: κωλογλείφτης (el) m (kologleíftis), σφουγγοκωλάριος (el) m (sfoungokolários)

• Italian: leccaculo (it) m
• Japanese: ゴマすり (gomasuri)
• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: wdupowłaz m
• Portuguese: puxa-saco (pt) m or f, lambe-botas (pt) m or f
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: подхали́м (ru) m (podxalím), лизоблю́д (ru) m (lizobljúd), жополи́з (ru) m (žopolíz)
• Serbo-Croatian: dupelizac (sh), uvlakač
• Spanish: pelota (es) m or f, chupamedias (es) m or f, lameculos (es) m or f, estómago agradecido m
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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