Brewer's: Tuft-hunter

A nobleman's toady; one who tries to curry favour with the wealthy and great for the sake of feeding on the crumbs which fall from the rich man's table. A University term. (See above.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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