1. (noun)sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage Synonyms: flunkey, crawler, ass-kisser, earthworm, nightcrawler, creeper, red worm, fishing worm, sycophant, flunky, lackey, nightwalker, angleworm, fishworm, wiggler, toady, dew worm