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yaltakçı — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bootlicker noun A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
  • stooge noun Someone who lets themselves be used by others, usually to take the blame or do the dirty work.
  • sycophantic adj Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.

Senses

yaltakçı is used for these senses in English:

  • bootlicker (derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
  • sycophantic Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.

bootlicker — full definition

  1. noun A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
  2. noun Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.

stooge — full definition

  1. noun Someone who lets themselves be used by others, usually to take the blame or do the dirty work.
  2. noun A comedian's straight man, or a magician's secret assistant planted in the audience.

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