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lickspittle
noun lick·spit·tle \ˈlik-ˌspi-təl\
Definition of LICKSPITTLE
: a fawning subordinate : toady
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First Known Use of LICKSPITTLE
1825
Related to LICKSPITTLE
- Synonyms
- apple-polisher, bootlicker, brownnoser, fawner, flunky (also flunkey or flunkie), sycophant, suck-up, toady
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