<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.</li><li>Synonyms: apple polisher, fawner, parasite.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to be the toady to.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to be a toady.</li></ul>