leccaculo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lackey noun A servant, especially one in uniform, or by extension someone who follows orders without question.
- sycophant noun Someone who flatters a powerful person constantly in order to gain favour from them.
- toady noun Someone who flatters and fawns over others, especially those in power, to gain favor.
Senses
leccaculo is used for these senses in English:
- brownnose (figurative) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
- lackey A fawning, servile follower.
- sycophant One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
- toady A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.
lackey — full definition
- noun A servant, especially one in uniform, or by extension someone who follows orders without question.
- verb To serve someone in an overly obedient, fawning way.
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