apple polisher

NOUN

yes person

Synonyms

WEAK

ass-kisser bootlicker brownnose fawner flatterer flunky groveler lackey lickspittle sycophant toady truckler yes man yes woman

apple-polisher

NOUN

sycophant

Synonyms

WEAK

adulator ass-kisser bootlicker fawner flatterer groveler toady

Example Sentences

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Jimmy Fallon is nothing more than a garden variety apple polisher -- his generation's Jay Leno.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2016

Among Beck’s qualities: he’s young, malleable, fleet, accurate, gung ho, and an apple polisher.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2011