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APPLE POLISHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does apple polisher mean?
• APPLE POLISHER (noun)
The noun APPLE POLISHER has 1 sense:
1. someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
Familiarity information: APPLE POLISHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
apple polisher; bootlicker; fawner; groveler; groveller; truckler
Hypernyms ("apple polisher" is a kind of...):
ass-kisser; crawler; lackey; sycophant; toady (a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage)
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