1. (

• sycophant ,
• toady ,
• crawler ,
• lackey ,
• ass-kisser

) a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage ;

2. (

• crawler ,
• creeper

) a person who crawls or creeps along the ground ;

3. (

• earthworm ,
• angleworm ,
• fishworm ,
• fishing_worm ,
• wiggler ,
• nightwalker ,
• nightcrawler ,
• crawler ,
• dew_worm ,
• red_worm

) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers ;