apple polisher

The definition of an apple polisher is someone who utilizes gifts and flattery as means of attempting to achieve promotion or favor.

(noun)

An example of someone who is an apple polisher is someone who will compliment her boss's taste in clothes despite the fact that she truly dislikes his style.

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See apple polisher in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Slang a person who curries favor by gifts, flattery, etc., as a child bringing his teacher an apple

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