WordNet
apple polisher
n. someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler, truckler, ass-kisser]
Usage examples of "apple polisher".
The professor was the last to emerge, juggling an armful of papers and accompanied by a die-hard apple polisher who followed him down the hall peppering him with questions.