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lickspittle
[ lik-spit-l ]
/ ˈlɪkˌspɪt l /
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noun
a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
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Also Archaic, lick·spit [lik-spit] /ˈlɪkˌspɪt/ .
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How to use lickspittle in a sentence
Picture Maddow having said at some point that Benedict was "a capitalist lickspittle."
You get up right after midnight to practice being a lickspittle and a trimmer!
Such is Life|Frank WedekindHad I been the most contemptible lickspittle on the meanest and greediest quest, his expression could not have been worse.
A Dash .. .. .. For a Throne|Arthur W. Marchmont
British Dictionary definitions for lickspittle
lickspittle
/ (ˈlɪkˌspɪtəl) /
noun
a flattering or servile person
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