Ma'anar ƙamus na "bootlicker" shine mutumin da ke nuna halin ko in kula ga wani a cikin matsayi ko iko, sau da yawa don samun fa'ida ta kansa. Gabaɗaya ana amfani da wannan kalmar ta hanyar wulakanci kuma tana nuna rashin mutunci ko mutunta kai daga ɓangaren mutumin da aka kwatanta. Synonyms na "bootlicker" sun haɗa da sycophant, toady, flatterer, and brown-noser.
