someone who praises or is extremely polite to a more powerful or rich person in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get an advantage for themselves

Even after years of being a magnet for bootlickers and overzealous admirers, he's still just a nice, polite young man. 即使他多年来吸引了许多马屁精和狂热的仰慕者，他仍然是一个善良、有礼貌的年轻人。

They try to portray the scholars who support him as mere boot lickers. 他们试图把支持他的学者描绘成纯粹的马屁精。