poodle
poo·dle [poodle poodles] BrE [ˈpuːdl] NAmE [ˈpuːdl] noun
1. a dog with thick curly hair that is sometimes cut into special shapes
2. (BrE, informal)a person who is too willing to do what sb else tells them to do
•He has made himself appear a poodle of the Prime Minister.
Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: from German Pudel(hund), from Low German pud(d)eln ‘splash in water’ (the poodle being a water-dog).
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