lickspittle

[ lik-spit-l ]

noun

1. a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.

lickspittle

/ ˈlɪkˌspɪtəl /

noun

1. a flattering or servile person

Word History and Origins

Origin of lickspittle¹

First recorded in 1620–30; lick + spittle

Example Sentences

Picture Maddow having said at some point that Benedict was "a capitalist lickspittle."

From The Daily Beast

You get up right after midnight to practice being a lickspittle and a trimmer!

From Project Gutenberg

Had I been the most contemptible lickspittle on the meanest and greediest quest, his expression could not have been worse.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• adulator