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

[ Syn: sycophant , toady , lackey , ass-kisser ]

a person who crawls or creeps along the ground

[ Syn: creeper ]

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

[ Syn: earthworm , angleworm , fishworm , fishing worm , wiggler , nightwalker , nightcrawler , dew worm , red worm ]