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Single word Adjective or noun for a person who always toes the line (to irritating level)

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".

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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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