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Noun: apple polisher
Usage: US, informal
  1. Someone who humbles themself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if they had no self-respect
    "The new employee was seen as an apple polisher for constantly praising the boss's ideas";
    - bootlicker [informal], fawner, groveller [Brit, Cdn], groveler [US], truckler

Derived forms: apple polishers

Type of: crawler, lackey, lacquey, sycophant, toady