Brownnoser

/ˈbraʊnˌnoʊzər/ noun

A person who flatters authority figures or acts obsequiously to gain favor or advancement.

From 'brownnose' (verb) plus the agent suffix '-er', which creates nouns for people who perform an action; derived from slang origins in early 20th-century American English.

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