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    GROVELLER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respectplay

    Synonyms:

    apple polisher; bootlicker; fawner; groveler; groveller; truckler

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("groveller" is a kind of...):

    ass-kisser; crawler; lackey; sycophant; toady (a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage)

    Derivation:

    grovel (show submission or fear)

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