Toady (Noun)
Meaning
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He's always kissing up to the boss, he's such a toady.
- She can't stand working with a toady like John who's constantly flattering their manager.
- Many see him as a toady for siding with the popular kid all the time in high school.
- After graduating from college, he found it challenging to work under someone who only rewarded her toady colleagues.
- Being friends with someone who only wants to associate with powerful people because she's a toady isn't that great for me.