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toadeater

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtəʊdˌiːtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tōd′ē′tər)

toad•eat•er (tōd′ē′tər),USA pronunciation n.

a toady.

toad + eater 1565–75

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toadeater /ˈtəʊdˌiːtə/ n

a rare word for toady

Etymology: 17th Century: originally a mountebank's assistant who would pretend to eat toads (believed to be poisonous), hence a servile flatterer, toady

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