Toady
Pronunciation: /toʊdaɪ/
Toady (noun)
- a person who praises someone powerful to gain favor or advantage.
Examples
- The toady always agreed with the boss.
- She was known as a toady in the office.
Common collocations: loyal toady, office toady, toady shamelessly, toady for approval
Toady (verb)
- to praise someone powerful in an insincere way to gain favor.
Examples
- He would toady to his superiors for promotions.
- They toady to gain favor with the manager.