Definitions

lickspittle

[lik-spit-l] / ˈlɪkˌspɪt l /

NOUN

apple-polisher/apple polisher

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adulator

WEAK

ass-kisser bootlicker brown-nose fawner flatterer flunky groveler lackey sycophant toady truckler yes-person

Example Sentences

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Lopatto: So I would just like to say: Alfrid Lickspittle was the movie’s Jar Jar Binks.

From The Verge • Dec. 18, 2014

Alfrid Lickspittle, on the other hand, is destined to become the trilogy’s Jar Jar Binks.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2014