Lickspittle
Definition
A person who behaves obsequiously to those in power.
Etymology
A compounding: lick (“pass one’s tongue over”) + spittle (“saliva”); the verb may derive by back-formation from the nominal derivation lickspittling (see below).
Synonyms
brown-noser, flatterer, sycophant, toady
In a sentence
- Surrounded by lickspittles, the CEO never heard dissent.
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Vocabulary.md