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• noun (Context 1)

A person who behaves in an obsequious, fawning, or servile manner toward someone in authority in order to gain favor; a sycophant or toady.

Usage Example

"The tyrannical director surrounded himself with eager lickspittles who praised his every decision without question."

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sycophant
bootlicker
toady
Strong
brown-noser
lackey
flatterer
yes-man
flunky
creeper

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Lickspittle. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/lickspittle
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