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
- noun A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
- noun Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
stooge — full definition
- noun Someone who lets themselves be used by others, usually to take the blame or do the dirty work.
- noun A comedian's straight man, or a magician's secret assistant planted in the audience.