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Meanings of brown-noser in English

Person who flatters others for the purpose of obtaining a personnal advantage.

Usage of brown-noser in English
1
A few brown-nosers now considered it safe to approach.
Quicksilver
2
She was one of the leading backbench brown-nosers of Enda Kenny at the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party.
The Irish Times
3
"You're not impressing anyone, ya bloody brown-nosers!" Reggie shouted after them as he reclined on a mound of dirt and lit a roll-up.
Secret of the seventh son