What is another word for groveller?

Pronunciation: [ɡɹˈɒvələ] (IPA)

The word "groveller" is often used to describe someone who behaves in a very submissive or servile way, often seeking to gain favor or advantage from someone else. Synonyms for this word include "sycophant," "bootlicker," "brownnoser," "flatterer," "toady," and "apple-polisher." Other similar words might include "submissive," "obsequious," "deferential," "fawning," and "servile." These words all imply a sense of someone who is willing to put aside their own dignity and self-respect in order to gain favor or advantage from someone else, whether that be a boss, a teacher, or a friend.

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Usage examples for Groveller

It would almost appear that man is exclusively imaginative and poetical; and that his mate, the fair, the graceful, the bewitching, with the sweetest and purest of natures, cannot help being something of a groveller.
"One of Our Conquerors, Complete"
George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009
A classic cannot reveal itself to a groveller or to a critic.
"The Lost Art of Reading"
Gerald Stanley Lee
Indeed from that day, her spirit being the spirit of the true snob, the hectorer of the humble, the devout groveller in the courtyards of the great, she was a much-changed woman.
"The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight"
Elizabeth von Arnim

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