lickspittle
nounDivide lickspittle into syllables:
lick · spit · tle
How to pronounce lickspittle:
Definition of lickspittle:
- lickspittle (noun):
- a fawning subordinate toady
- an obnoxious or servile person
Synonyms for lickspittle:
admirer
apparatchik
apple-polisher
bootlicker
brownnoser
crawler
creep
devotee
fan
fawner
flunkey
flunkie
flunky
follower
hanger-on
henchman
henchman or woman or person
idolator
lackey
minion
parasite
partisan
pet
pupil
slave
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