lickspittle

lick·spit·tle

noun \ˈlik-ˌspi-t^əl\

Definition of LICKSPITTLE

: a fawning subordinate : toady

Examples of LICKSPITTLE

1. <a partisan news program whose host is more of a lickspittle for the White House than a serious journalist>

First Known Use of LICKSPITTLE

1825

Related to LICKSPITTLE

Synonyms: apple-polisher, bootlicker, brownnoser, fawner, flunky (also flunkey or flunkie), sycophant, suck-up, toady

Related Words: yes-man; apparatchik, company man; hanger-on, leech, parasite, sponge, sponger; henchman, lackey, lapdog, minion, running dog, satellite, slave, stooge; admirer, cultist, devotee, enthusiast, fan, groveler, idolater (or idolator), worshipper (or worshiper), zealot; adherent, camp follower, convert, disciple, follower, me-tooer, partisan (also partizan), pupil, votary

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Rhymes with LICKSPITTLE

acquittal, a little, belittle, committal, Doolittle, hospital, in little, remittal, transmittal