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    lickspittle
    /ˈlɪkˌspɪtl/

    noun

    • 1. a person who behaves obsequiously to those in power: "he is a lickspittle for the Establishment"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLICKSPITTLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a person who praises and tries to please people in authority, usually in order to get some advantage from them: He is a lickspittle who fawns before his aristocratic employers. Fewer examples. He has to say things like that occasionally so his fans don't take him for an establishment lickspittle.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lickspittleLickspittle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jun 3, 2022 · noun. lick· spit· tle ˈlik-ˌspi-tᵊl. Synonyms of lickspittle. : a fawning subordinate : toady. Synonyms. apple-polisher. bootlicker. brownnoser. fawner. flunky. flunkey. flunkie. suck-up. sycophant. toady. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of lickspittle in a Sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › lickspitLICKSPITTLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Lickspittle definition: a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.. See examples of LICKSPITTLE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLICKSPITTLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. a servile flatterer; toady. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency. lickspittle in American English. (ˈlɪkˌspɪtl) noun. a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady. Also: lickspit.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › lickspittlelickspittle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · lickspittle (third-person singular simple present lickspittles, present participle lickspittling, simple past and past participle lickspittled) (transitive and intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › lickspittlelickspittle noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of lickspittle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › lickspittleLickspittle - definition of lickspittle by The Free Dictionary

    Define lickspittle. lickspittle synonyms, lickspittle pronunciation, lickspittle translation, English dictionary definition of lickspittle. n. A fawning underling; a toady.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › lickspittleLickspittle Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. A servile flatterer; toady. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain. Wiktionary. verb. (intransitive) To play the toady; take the rôle of a lickspittle to please (someone). Wiktionary.

  10. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uklickspittle - definition of lickspittle in English from the...

    a person who behaves obsequiously to those in power: he is a lickspittle for the Establishment he is a lickspittle for the Establishment

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › lickspittle_vlickspittle, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the verb lickspittle mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb lickspittle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.