Synonyme
apple-polisher,
ass-kisser,
backscratcher,
backslapper,
bootlicker,
brownnose,
doter,
fawner,
flatterer,
flunky,
kiss-ass,
kowtower,
lackey,
minion,
teacher’s petAussprache
Etymologie
[ 'brau(n)-"nOz ] (transitive verb.) circa 1939. from the implication that servility is equivalent to kissing the hinder parts of the person from whom advancement is sought.