English Language & Usage Asked on January 13, 2021
Single word Adjective or noun for a person who always toe the line (to irritating level).
There is a hindi equivalent for it "Laqeer ka fakir" which is "marking line’s beggar". The meaning is one who begs to follow the marking line which is equivalent to "toe the line".
Difficult to find a condensation of meaning to one word. Three possibilities are:
Running-dog = one who blindly follows someone else's orders
Lackey = a servile follower
Flunkey = a person who does unimportant work or who has few or no important responsibilities and shows too much respect toward his or her employer:
All from Merriam Webster dictionary. The choice will depend on context.
If the person is merely compliant to rules rather than to a person, they might also be described as a rule-follower.
Answered by Anton on January 13, 2021
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