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Crawler

One who, or that which, crawls; a creeper; a reptile.

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Broader term 5

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Adulator 76% connected

A servile or hypocritical flatterer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Flatterer 76% connected

One who flatters.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Narrower term 4

Fawner 76% connected

One who fawns; a sycophant.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Goody-goody 76% connected

Mawkishly or weakly good; exhibiting goodness with silliness.

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Groveler 76% connected

One who grovels; an abject wretch.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Truckler 76% connected

One who truckles, or yields servilely to the will of another.

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Crawl 74% connected

To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Crawl 74% connected

To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Angleworm 92% connected

A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Creeper 92% connected

One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Earthworm 92% connected

Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terre…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lackey 92% connected

An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sycophant 92% connected

An informer; a talebearer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Toady 92% connected

A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wiggler 92% connected

The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called also wiggletail.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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